gwlan

gwlan (unmutated)
wlan (soft)
kwlan
hwlan (mixed)
wlan (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Middle Cornish glan, glawn, from Old Cornish gluan, from Proto-Brythonic *gwlan, from Proto-Celtic *wlanā. Cognate with Breton gloan, Gaulish *wlanā (whence English flannel via Old French), Irish and Scottish Gaelic olann, Manx ollan, and Welsh gwlân.


kwilkyn

kwilkynyow (plural)
kwilkyn (unmutated)
gwilkyn (soft)
hwilkyn


kwilkynyow

kwilkynyow (unmutated)
gwilkynyow (soft)
hwilkynyow


troos

treysi (plural)
troos (unmutated)
droos (soft)
throos

From Proto-Brythonic *tröd, from Proto-Celtic *trozdis, from Proto-Indo-European *trosdos. Cognate with Breton tred and Welsh drudwen.


dewdros

dewdros (unmutated)
dhewdros (soft)
tewdros
tewdros (mixed)
tewdros (after-th mutation-mixed)


garr

diwar (dual)
garrow (plural)
garr (unmutated)
arr (soft)
karr
harr (mixed)
harr (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Celtic *garrā (compare Gaulish *garra), which is of uncertain origin; possibly sharing a Pre-Greek / substrate origin with Ancient Greek ἄκαρα (ákara, “leg, shank”).


diwar

diwar (unmutated)
dhiwar (soft)
tiwar
tiwar (mixed)
tiwar (after-th mutation-mixed)


garrow

garrow (unmutated)
arrow (soft)
karrow
harrow (mixed)
harrow (after-th mutation-mixed)


diwvregh

diwvregh (unmutated)
dhiwvregh (soft)
tiwvregh
tiwvregh (mixed)
tiwvregh (after-th mutation-mixed)


breghow

breghow (unmutated)
vreghow (soft)
preghow
freghow (mixed)
vreghow (after-th mutation-mixed)


skovarn

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skovarn f (dual diwskovarn, plural skovornow)

From Middle Cornish scovarn, scovern, scovorn, from Old Cornish scouarn, from Proto-Brythonic *skuβarn. Cognate with Breton skouarn, archaic Welsh ysgyfarn.


diwskovarn

diwskovarn (unmutated)
dhiwskovarn (soft)
tiwskovarn
tiwskovarn (mixed)
tiwskovarn (after-th mutation-mixed)


glinyow

glinyow (unmutated)
linyow (soft)
klinyow


bronnow

bronnow (unmutated)
vronnow (soft)
pronnow
fronnow (mixed)
vronnow (after-th mutation-mixed)
brodnow (alternative)


dewdhorn

dewdhorn (unmutated)
dhewdhorn (soft)
tewdhorn
tewdhorn (mixed)
tewdhorn (after-th mutation-mixed)


gosow

gosow (unmutated)
wosow (soft)
kosow
hwosow (mixed)
wosow (after-th mutation-mixed)


dewfrik

dewfrik (unmutated)
dhewfrik (soft)
tewfrik
tewfrik (mixed)
tewfrik (after-th mutation-mixed)


gweus

diwweus (dual)
gweusyow (plural)
gweus (unmutated)
weus (soft)
kweus
hweus (mixed)
weus (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *webussu (compare Breton gweuz, Welsh gwefus), compound of *we- and Proto-Celtic *bussu (“lip”) (compare Scottish Gaelic bus, Old Irish busóc (“kiss”)), from Proto-Indo-European *bus- (“to kiss”) (compare Latin bāsium (“kiss”), Lithuanian bučiúoti, Albanian buzë (“mouth”), Persian بوسیدن (bôsidan, “to kiss”)).


diwweus

diwweus (unmutated)
dhiwweus (soft)
tiwweus
tiwweus (mixed)
tiwweus (after-th mutation-mixed)


gweusyow

gweusyow (unmutated)
weusyow (soft)
kweusyow
hweusyow (mixed)
weusyow (after-th mutation-mixed)


bohow

bohow (unmutated)
vohow (soft)
pohow
fohow (mixed)
vohow (after-th mutation-mixed)


diwvogh

diwvogh (unmutated)
dhiwvogh (soft)
tiwvogh
tiwvogh (mixed)
tiwvogh (after-th mutation-mixed)


bogh

diwvogh (dual)
bohow (plural)
bogh (unmutated)
vogh (soft)
pogh
fogh (mixed)
vogh (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *box, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin bucca (“cheek”). Cognate with Breton boc'h (“cheek”), Welsh boch (“cheek”), Scottish Gaelic bòc (“surge, swell”).


skoodh

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skoodh f (dual diwskodh, plural skodhow)

From Old Cornish scuid, from Proto-Brythonic *skuɨð, from Proto-Celtic *skeidā, cognate with Welsh ysgwydd (“shoulder”), Breton skoaz (“shoulder”), and Old Irish scíath (“wing”)).


diwskodh

diwskodh (unmutated)
dhiwskodh (soft)
tiwskodh
tiwskodh (mixed)
tiwskodh (after-th mutation-mixed)


kaselyow

kaselyow (unmutated)
gaselyow (soft)
haselyow


diwgasel

diwgasel (unmutated)
dhiwgasel (soft)
tiwgasel
tiwgasel (mixed)
tiwgasel (after-th mutation-mixed)


kasel

kasel f (dual diwgasel, plural kaselyow)

diwgasel (dual)
kaselyow (plural)
kasel (unmutated)
gasel (soft)
hasel


konna bregh

konna bregh m (dual dewgonna bregh, plural konaow bregh)

dewgonna bregh (dual)
konaow bregh (plural)
konna bregh (unmutated)
gonna bregh (soft)
honna bregh
kodna bregh (alternative)


dewgonna bregh

dewgonna bregh (unmutated)
dhewgonna bregh (soft)
tewgonna bregh
tewgonna bregh (mixed)
tewgonna bregh (after-th mutation-mixed)


konaow bregh

konaow bregh (unmutated)
gonaow bregh (soft)
honaow bregh


dewelin

dewelin (unmutated)
dhewelin (soft)
tewelin
tewelin (mixed)
tewelin (after-th mutation-mixed)


klun

diwglun (dual)
klunyow (plural)
klun (unmutated)
glun (soft)
hlun


diwglun

diwglun (unmutated)
dhiwglun (soft)
tiwglun
tiwglun (mixed)
tiwglun (after-th mutation-mixed)


klunyow

klunyow (unmutated)
glunyow (soft)
hlunyow


pedren

pedren f (dual diwbedren, plural pedrennow)

diwbedren (dual)
pedrennow (plural)
pedren (unmutated)
bedren (soft)
fedren


pedrennow

pedrennow (unmutated)
bedrennow (soft)
fedrennow
pedrednow (alternative)


diwgell

diwgell (unmutated)
dhiwgell (soft)
tiwgell
tiwgell (mixed)
tiwgell (after-th mutation-mixed)


kellyow

kellyow (unmutated)
gellyow (soft)
hellyow


ufern

ufern m (dual dewufern, plural ufernyow)


dewufern

dewufern (unmutated)
dhewufern (soft)
tewufern
tewufern (mixed)
tewufern (after-th mutation-mixed)


gwewen

gwewen f (dual diwwewen, plural gwewennow)

diwwewen (dual)
gwewennow (plural)
gwewen (unmutated)
wewen (soft)
kwewen
hwewen (mixed)
wewen (after-th mutation-mixed)


diwwewen

diwwewen (unmutated)
dhiwwewen (soft)
tiwwewen
tiwwewen (mixed)
tiwwewen (after-th mutation-mixed)


gwewennow

gwewennow (unmutated)
wewennow (soft)
kwewennow
hwewennow (mixed)
wewennow (after-th mutation-mixed)
gwewednow (alternative)


seudhel

seudhel m (dual dewseudhel, plural seudhelyow)

From Proto-Brythonic [Term?], from Proto-Celtic *stātlā or *stādlā (“heel”), from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tleh₂ or *stéh₂dʰleh₂ (“that which is used for standing”) respectively, from the root *steh₂- (“to stand”) + *-tleh₂/*-dʰleh₂ (instrument noun suffix). Cognate with Welsh sawdl, Middle Breton seuzl, Irish sáil, Scottish Gaelic sàil and Manx saayl.


godhan

godhanes (plural)
godhan (unmutated)
wodhan (soft)
kodhan
hwodhan (mixed)
wodhan (after-th mutation-mixed)


tykki Duw nos

tykki Duw nos m (plural tykkiow Duw nos or tykki Duwes nos)

tykkiow Duw nos (plural)
tykki Duwes nos (plural)
tykki Duw nos (unmutated)
dykki Duw nos (soft)
thykki Duw nos

[ˌtɪkˑi ˌdyˑʊ ˈnɔːz]

From tykki Duw (“butterfly”) + nos (“night”).


godhanes

godhanes (unmutated)
wodhanes (soft)
kodhanes
hwodhanes (mixed)
wodhanes (after-th mutation-mixed)


tykkiow Duw nos

tykkiow Duw nos (unmutated)
dykkiow Duw nos (soft)
thykkiow Duw nos


tykki Duwes nos

tykki Duwes nos (unmutated)
dykki Duwes nos (soft)
thykki Duwes nos


tykki Duw

tykki Duw m (plural tykkiow Duw or tykki Duwes)

tykkiow Duw (plural)
tykki Duwes (plural)
tykki Duw (unmutated)
dykki Duw (soft)
thykki Duw

From tykki (“pretty thing”) (from teg (“pretty”)) + Duw (“God”).


tykki Duwes

tykki Duwes (unmutated)
dykki Duwes (soft)
thykki Duwes


tykkiow Duw

tykkiow Duw (unmutated)
dykkiow Duw (soft)
thykkiow Duw


pennow

pennow (unmutated)
bennow (soft)
fennow
pednow (alternative)


tronow

tronow (unmutated)
dronow (soft)
thronow


tronyow

tronyow (unmutated)
dronyow (soft)
thronyow


pyffer

pyffers (plural)
pyffer (unmutated)
byffer (soft)
fyffer


pyffers

pyffers (unmutated)
byffers (soft)
fyffers


skaw

From Proto-Brythonic, related to Welsh ysgaw, Middle Breton scau, modern Breton skav, but of unknown ultimate origin. Possibly related to Proto-Celtic *skātu (“shadow”), which gave the similar Middle Welsh ysgawd (“shade”).

Sambucus nigra
Sambucus nigra#Translingual

skaw kogh

bittersweet nightshades, woody nightshades


kamm

From Proto-Brythonic *kam, from Proto-Celtic *kambos. Cognate with Welsh cam and Irish cam.


kamm

kammow (plural)
kamm (unmutated)
gamm (soft)
hamm
kabm (alternative)

From Proto-Brythonic *kam, from Proto-Celtic *kanxsman. Cognate with Welsh cam.


ilow

Coined in the 1920s for use in revived Cornish, based on a misinterpretation of a word referring to a type of mist (lugh in modern orthography, called muzzick in English), mistakenly connected to Welsh lew.


broweghyas

broweghysi (plural)
broweghyas (unmutated)
vroweghyas (soft)
proweghyas
froweghyas (mixed)
vroweghyas (after-th mutation-mixed)


broweghyades

broweghyadesow (plural)
broweghyades (unmutated)
vroweghyades (soft)
proweghyades
froweghyades (mixed)
vroweghyades (after-th mutation-mixed)

broweghi (“terrorise”) + -yas (“-er”) + -es (“-es”)


adhyskonydh

/aðɪsˈkɔnɪð/

A teacher or instructor of children; a pedagogue.


adhyskans

The process or art of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.

Facts, skills and ideas that have been learned, either formally or informally.


adhyskoniethel

/aðɪsˈkɔniˈɛθɛl/


adhyskonieth

/aðɪsˈkɔniˈɛθ/

The activities of educating, teaching or instructing.


glawlen

glawlennow (plural)
glawlen (unmutated)
lawlen (soft)
klawlen


kantol

kantolyow (plural)
kantol (unmutated)
gantol (soft)
hantol

From Proto-Brythonic [Term?], borrowed from Vulgar Latin *cantēlla, from Latin candēla.


kantolyow

kantolyow (unmutated)
gantolyow (soft)
hantolyow


kantolbren

kantolbrennyer (plural)
kantolbrenn (unmutated)
gantolbrenn (soft)
hantolbrenn


kantolbrennyer

kantolbrennyer (unmutated)
gantolbrennyer (soft)
hantolbrennyer


koltrebyn

koltrebynnyer (plural)
koltrebyn (unmutated)
goltrebyn (soft)
holtrebyn


koltrebynnyer

koltrebynnyer (unmutated)
goltrebynnyer (soft)
holtrebynnyer


kellgowser

[kɛlˈɡɔʊzɛr]

[kəlˈɡɔʊzɐr]


pellgowsel

[pɛlˈɡɔʊzɛl]

pell (“far”) + kows (“speech”) + -el (“instrument”)

(Revived Middle Cornish) mobile phone, cell phone


dybarth

dybarthow (plural)
dyberth (alternative)


alwheth

(Standard Cornish) key (device to open and close locks)


amanyn

(Standard Cornish, Standard Written Form) butter (dairy product)


jyn

(Standard Cornish) device, engine, machine, motor


jyn tedna

jynys tedna (plural)
jyn tenna (alternative)

/ˌd͡ʒɪnˈteᵈnə/


jyn tenna

jynys tenna (plural)
jyn tedna (alternative)

/ˌd͡ʒɪnˈteᵈnə/


Grêk

(Standard Cornish) Greek (person from Greece)


gwâv

From Old Cornish goyf, from Proto-Celtic *gyemos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyem-. Celtic cognates include Breton goañv, Welsh gaeaf, Old Irish gam (Irish geimhreadh). Indo-European cognates include Latin hiems, Ancient Greek χεῖμα (kheîma), Old Church Slavonic зима (zima), Sanskrit हिम (hima).


kydnyaf

kynnyaf (alternative)
kynyaf (alternative)

(Standard Cornish) autumn, fall (season)


kynyaf

kydnyaf (alternative)
kynnyaf (alternative)


kynnyaf

kydnyaf (alternative)
kynyaf (alternative)


hâv

havow (plural)
havyow (plural)
hav (alternative)

From Old Cornish haf, from Proto-Brythonic *haβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *samos, from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-h₂-ó-.


gwaynten

From Proto-Brythonic *gwehantuɨn (compare Welsh gwanwyn), enlargement of Proto-Celtic *wesantos, oblique case of *wesr- (compare Irish earrach), from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ (compare Latin vēr, Lithuanian vãsara, Polish wiosna, Sanskrit वसन्त (vasantá, “spring”), वसर् (vasar, “in the morning”, adverb)).


whereth

(Standard Cornish) plural of whor (“sister”)


scovarnak

(Standard Cornish) hare (herbivorous mammal)


bledhynnyow

(Standard Cornish, Standard Written Form) plural of bledhen


dywvregh

dywvregh (unmutated)
dhywvregh (soft)
tywvregh
tywvregh (mixed)
tywvregh (after-th mutation-mixed)

(Standard Cornish) dual of bregh (“arm”)


dywvron

dywvron (unmutated)
dhywvron (soft)
tywvron
tywvron (mixed)
tywvron (after-th mutation-mixed)

(Standard Cornish) dual of bronn (“breast”)


brodnow

brodnow (unmutated)
vrodnow (soft)
prodnow
frodnow (mixed)
vrodnow (after-th mutation-mixed)


blejen

blejyow (plural)
blejennow (plural)
blejen (unmutated)
vlejen (soft)
plejen
flejen (mixed)
vlejen (after-th mutation-mixed)


blejyow

blejyow (unmutated)
vlejyow (soft)
plejyow
flejyow (mixed)
vlejyow (after-th mutation-mixed)


blejennow

/bləˈd͡ʒɛᵈnoʊ/


bleydhas

bleydhas (unmutated)
vleydhas (soft)
pleydhas
fleydhas (mixed)
vleydhas (after-th mutation-mixed)


broghki

broghkeun (plural)
broghki (unmutated)
vroghki (soft)
proghki
froghki (mixed)
vroghki (after-th mutation-mixed)

From brogh (“badger”) + ki (“dog”), calque of German Dachshund.


jëdh

Alternative form of dëdh, after the definite article


jÿdh

Alternative form of dÿdh, after the definite article


ganow

ganowow (plural)
ganow (unmutated)
anow (soft)
kanow
hanow (mixed)
hanow (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *genow (“jaws”), plural of *gen; reinterpreted as a singular.


ganowow

ganowow (unmutated)
anowow (soft)
kanowow
hanowow (mixed)
hanowow (after-th mutation-mixed)


enep

From Old Cornish eneb, from Proto-Brythonic *eneb, from Proto-Celtic *enīkʷom.


golow

From Old Cornish golou, from Proto-Brythonic *gwoluɣʉ, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-.


cùntelles

congress, assembly, convocation, meeting


gwëdh

gwedhen (singulative)
gwÿdh (alternative)


gwÿdh

gwedhen (singulative)
gwëdh (alternative)


bës

bys (alternative)
bes (alternative)
bÿs (alternative)


bÿs

From Old Cornish bid, from Proto-Brythonic *bɨd, from Proto-Celtic *bitus.

ha kymmys yn bys vs vas


bÿs

besias (plural)
bÿs (unmutated)
vÿs (soft)
pÿs
fÿs (mixed)
vÿs (after-th mutation-mixed)


pegh

From Middle Cornish pegh, from Proto-Brythonic *pexọd, a borrowing from Latin peccātum (“sin”). Cognate with Breton pec'hed, Welsh pechod.


termyn

From Proto-Brythonic *terβ̃ɨn, from Latin terminus (“boundary, limit, end”). Cognate with Welsh terfyn.

En termen ez passiez thera Trigaz en St.Levan Dean ha Bennen en Tellar creiez chei a Horr.

c. 1667, Nicolas Boson, Jooan Chei an Horr:

Once upon a time, there lived in St Levan a man and a woman in a place called the Ram's House.

En termyn eus passyes th'era trigys en Selevan den ha benyn en teller kreiys Chei an Hor'.


bêwnans

bêwnansow (plural)
bewnans (alternative)
bownans (alternative)
bôwnans (alternative)


resek

From Middle Cornish resek, from Proto-Brythonic *rrėdɨd, from Proto-Celtic *reteti. Cognate with Breton redek, Irish rith, Manx roie, Scottish Gaelic ruith, and Welsh rhedeg.


diank

diankow (plural)
diank (unmutated)
dhiank (soft)
tiank
tiank (mixed)
tiank (after-th mutation-mixed)


lewpard

From Old French leopard, from Late Latin leopardus.


budh

budhow (plural)
budh (unmutated)
vudh (soft)
pudh
fudh (mixed)
vudh (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Celtic *boudi (“victory”). Cognate with Breton buz, Irish bua, Scottish Gaelic buaidh, Manx booie, and Welsh budd.


kelorn

kelornow (plural)
kelern (plural)
kelorn (unmutated)
gelorn (soft)
helorn

From Proto-Brythonic *kelurn, from Proto-Celtic *kelɸurnos. Cognate with Breton kelorn, Latin Cilurnum, and Welsh celwrn.


roum

Borrowed from either English room or Middle English roum.


bewnans

bewnansow (plural)
bewnans (unmutated)
vewnans (soft)
pewnans
fewnans (mixed)
vewnans (after-th mutation-mixed)
bownans (alternative Revived-Late-Cornish)


bownans

bownanjow (plural)
bownans (unmutated)
vownans (soft)
pownans
fownans (mixed)
vownans (after-th mutation-mixed)
bewnans (alternative Revived-Middle-Cornish)


balyer

balyerow (plural)
balyer (unmutated)
valyer (soft)
palyer
falyer (mixed)
valyer (after-th mutation-mixed)


golok

golok (unmutated)
wolok (soft)
kolok
hwolok (mixed)
wolok (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Celtic *uɸolukos, from Proto-Indo-European *upó + *lewk-. Cognate with Welsh golwg.


hwel

→ English: wheal


caugh

From Proto-Brythonic *kax, from Proto-Celtic *kakkos, *kakkā, from a very widespread child-language word for feces.

onomatopoeic

child-language


stif

(aviation) A jet plane; Type of airplane propelled by jet engines instead of propellers


mostard

mostard (unmutated)
vostard (soft)
fostard (mixed)
vostard (after-th mutation-mixed)


pedrek

pedrogow (plural)
pedrek (unmutated)
bedrek (soft)
fedrek


pyth

From Proto-Brythonic *peθ (compare Welsh peth, Breton pezh), from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis (compare Irish cuid).


perth

From Proto-Brythonic *perθ, from Proto-Celtic *kʷerxtā, from Proto-Indo-European *pérkus (“oak”). Cognate with Irish ceirt (“apple tree”) and Welsh perth.


perthi

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


lughes

lughesen (singulative)
luhes (alternative)

From Middle Cornish luhes, from Old Cornish luwet, from Proto-Celtic *louk-s-o (“shine”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-. Cognate with Breton luc'hed, Latin lūceō, Old Irish lóchet, and Welsh lluched.


oksyjen

[ˈɔksɪˌdʒɛn]

[ˈɔksəˌdʒɐn]


karigell

karigellow (plural)
karigell (unmutated)
garigell (soft)
harigell


kerrik

kerrigow (plural)
kerrik (unmutated)
gerrik (soft)
herrik


chogha

choghys (plural)
chogha (unmutated)
jogha (soft)


palores

paloresow (plural)
palores (unmutated)
balores (soft)
falores


fon konnyk

fons konnyk (plural)
fon kodnyk (alternative)

[ˌfɔːn ˈkɔnːɪk]


fon kodnyk

fons kodnyk (plural)
fon konnyk (alternative)


aval goodh

[ˌævɐl ˈɡuːð]


aval gwlanek

From aval (“apple”) + gwlanek (“woolly”).


aval kerensa

avalow kerensa (plural)
aval kerenja (alternative)


aval paradhis

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aval paradhis m (plural avalow paradhis)

[ˌævɐl pəˈræðɪz]

From aval (“apple”) + paradhis (“paradise”), "paradise" from the botanical name Citrus paradisi.


owraval

From owr (“gold”) + aval (“apple”). Compare Breton aouraval and Welsh aurafal.


pinaval

pinavalow (plural)
pinaval (unmutated)
binaval (soft)
finaval

Calque of English pineapple and Welsh pinafal. By surface analysis, pin (“pine”) + aval (“apple”).


goodh

From Proto-Celtic *gezdā. Cognate with Breton gwaz, Irish gé, and Welsh gŵydd.


gwlanek

gwlanogow (plural)
gwlanek (unmutated)
wlanek (soft)
kwlanek
hwlanek (mixed)
wlanek (after-th mutation-mixed)


choklet tomm

choklet tomm (unmutated)
joklet tomm (soft)
choklet tobm (alternative)

[ˌt͡ʃɔklɛt ˈtɤmː]


choklet

choklets (plural)
choklet (unmutated)
joklet (soft)


teylu

teyluyow (plural)
teylu (unmutated)
deylu (soft)
theylu

From Old Cornish teilu, from Proto-Brythonic *teɣlʉɣ, from Proto-Celtic *tegoslougom, from Proto-Celtic *tegos (“house”) + Proto-Celtic *slougos (“troup, army”), equivalent to
chi + lu. Compare Irish and Scottish Gaelic teaghlach, Manx lught thie, and Welsh teulu.


fenester

From Proto-Brythonic *fenestr, borrowed from Latin fenestra. Cognate with Breton prenestr and Welsh ffenestr.


karrostel

karrostelyow (plural)
karrostel (unmutated)
garrostel (soft)
harrostel


galow a-bell

galowyow a bell (plural)
galow a-bell (unmutated)
alow a-bell (soft)
kalow a-bell
halow a-bell (mixed)
halow a-bell (after-th mutation-mixed)


kledhbarth

kledhbarth (unmutated)
gledhbarth (soft)
hledhbarth

kledh (“northern; left”) + parth (“side, part”)


dyghowbarth

dyghowbarth (unmutated)
dhyghowbarth (soft)
tyghowbarth
tyghowbarth (mixed)
tyghowbarth (after-th mutation-mixed)

dyghow (“southern; right”) + parth (“side, part”)


gorlewin

gorlewin (unmutated)
worlewin (soft)
korlewin
hworlewin (mixed)
worlewin (after-th mutation-mixed)


howlsedhes

howl (“sun”) + sedhes (“setting, sinking”)


acheson rag skonya

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acheson rag skonya m (plural achesonys rag skonya)


toos alamandys

toos alamandys (unmutated)
doos alamandys (soft)
thoos alamandys


toos gwari

toos gwari (unmutated)
doos gwari (soft)
thoos gwari


know toos

knowen doos (singulative)
know toos (unmutated)
gnow toos (soft)
hnow toos


akont arghantti

akont arghantti m (plural arkontys arghantti or arkontow arghantti)

arkontys arghantti (plural)
arkontow arghantti (plural)


akont arghow

akont arghow m (plural arkontys arghow or arkontow arghow)

arkontys arghow (plural)
arkontow arghow (plural)


akont kesres

akont kesres m (plural akontys kesres or akontow kesres)

akontys kesres (plural)
akontow kesres (plural)


kespos arghantti

kespos arghantti m (plural kesposow arghantti)

kesposow arghantti (plural)
kespos arghantti (unmutated)
gespos arghantti (soft)
hespos arghantti


kespos

kesposow (plural)
kespos (unmutated)
gespos (soft)
hespos


kevelek

keveloges (plural)
kevelek (unmutated)
gevelek (soft)
hevelek

From Middle Cornish kyvelak, from Proto-Brythonic *kėfɨlọg, perhaps derived from *kėfɨl (“horse”) owing to the similarity between the bird's call and the snort of a horse. Cognate with Breton kefeleg and Welsh cyffylog.


elyver

From e- (“e-”) + lyver (“book”). Compare Welsh e-lyfr.


beleren

belerennow (plural)
beleren (unmutated)
veleren (soft)
peleren
feleren (mixed)
veleren (after-th mutation-mixed)


hireth

From Proto-Brythonic *hiraɨθ, from Proto-Celtic *sīraxto-, akin to Gaulish siraxta (“longing”). Cognate with Welsh hiraeth.

homesickness for a home to which you cannot return, or for a home which may have never been

an intense form of longing or nostalgia, wistfulness

the grief for the lost places of your past


kyv kov

kyvyon kov (plural)
kyv kov (unmutated)
gyv kov (soft)
hyv kov


senedh

Ultimately from Latin senātus (“council of elders; a senate”), from senex (“old”). Compare with Welsh Welsh senedd (“senate, parliament”), which might be cognate (and like it, possibly instead from Latin synodus).


politegieth keswlasek

From politegieth (“politics”) + keswlasek (“international”).

affix

international relations
international relations

international relations, international politics


politegieth a-bervedh

From politegieth (“politics”) + a-bervedh (“domestic, internal”).


gwegbys an ke

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gwegbys an ke (singulative gwegbysen an ke)


treth

From Middle Cornish treath, from Old Cornish trait, from Proto-Brythonic *traɨθ, from Proto-Celtic *traxtus. Cognate with Breton traezh (“sand”), Welsh traeth (“beach”), and Irish trácht (“beach”).


dehen

dehennow (plural)
dehen (unmutated)
dhehen (soft)
tehen
tehen (mixed)
tehen (after-th mutation-mixed)


treusva

treusvaow (plural)
treusva (unmutated)
dreusva (soft)
threusva


stervarnoresow

plural of stervarnores (“female astronaut”)


benyn efanvos

benyn efanvos f (plural benenes efanvos)

From benyn (“woman”) + efanvos (“space”).


den efanvos

From den (“man, guy”) + efanvos (“space”).


tus efanvos

From tus (“men, guys”) + efanvos (“space”).


benenes efanvos

From benenes (“women”) + efanvos (“space”).


pocket ayr

pocket ayr m (plural pocketow ayr or pocketys ayr)

pocketow ayr (plural)
pocketys ayr (plural)


pocketow ayr

From pocketow (“pockets”) + ayr (“air”).


karten rudh

karten rudh f (plural kartennow rudh or kartednow rudh)

kartennow rudh (plural)
kartednow rudh (plural)


pocketys ayr

From pocketys (“pockets”) + ayr (“air”).


kegis

kegis f (collective, singulative kegisen)

kegisen (singulative)
kegis (unmutated)
gegis (soft)
hegis

Unknown. Cognate with Welsh cegid, Latin cicuta, and English kex.


ostel yowynkneth

ostel yowynkneth f (plural ostelyow yowynkneth)

From ostel (“hostel, hotel”) + yowynkneth (“youth”).


ostelyow yowynkneth

From ostelyow (“hostels, hotels”) + yowynkneth (“youth”).

ostel yowynkneth
ostel yowynkneth#Cornish

plural of ostel yowynkneth (“youth hostel”)


yonkoryon

plural of yonker (“(male) youth, youngster”)


yonkoresow

plural of yonkores (“(female) youth, youngster”)


morvil

morviles (plural)
morvil (unmutated)
vorvil (soft)
forvil (mixed)
vorvil (after-th mutation-mixed)

From mor (“sea”) + mil (“animal”). Compare Welsh morfil, Breton morvil, and Middle Irish muirmíl.


morviles

morviles (unmutated)
vorviles (soft)
forviles (mixed)
vorviles (after-th mutation-mixed)


burm

burmen (singulative)
burm (unmutated)
vurm (soft)
purm
furm (mixed)
vurm (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Old English beorma. Cognate with Welsh burum.


pyskador

pyskadoryon (plural)
peskador (alternative Revived-Late-Cornish)


keslowena

keslowena (unmutated)
geslowena (soft)
heslowena


alamand

head

alamand m (plural alamandow or alamandys)


alsen

From Proto-Celtic *altein, ultimately of probable substrate origin. Cognate with Welsh ellyn.


ynjynorieth

[ɪnˌd͡ʒɪnɔˈriːɛθ]

[ənˌd͡ʒɪnəˈriːɐθ]


dans olifans

From dans (“tooth”) + olifans (“elephant”).


awtorita udnik

awtorita udnik m (plural awtoritas udnik)

awtoritas udnik (plural)
awtorita unnik (alternative)

[ɒˈtɔrɪtɐ ˈɪdnɪk]


awtorita unnik

awtorita unnik m (plural awtoritas unnik)

awtoritas unnik (plural)
awtorita udnik (alternative)

Alternative form of awtorita udnik, unitary authority


awtoritas unnik

From awtoritas (“authorities”) + unnik (“individual, only”).

affix

plural of awtorita unnik (“unitary authority”)


awtoritas udnik

From awtoritas (“authorities”) + udnik (“individual, only”).

plural of awtorita udnik (“unitary authority”)


awtorita

head

awtorita m (plural awtoritas or awtoritys)


ekologieth

[ɛˌkɔlɔˈɡiːɛθ]

[əˌkɔləˈɡiːɐθ]


eglos

From Proto-Brythonic *egluɨs, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin ecclēsia (“church”). Compare Welsh eglwys, Breton iliz.


eglos teg

From eglos (“church”) + teg (“pretty, attractive”).


eglosyow teg

From eglosyow (“churches”) + teg (“pretty, attractive”).


eghen beryllys

head

eghen beryllys f (plural eghennow beryllys or eghednow beryllys)

eghennow beryllys (plural)
eghednow beryllys (plural)

From eghen (“species”) + peryllys (“endangered”).


fordh

From Middle Cornish fordh, from Old Cornish ford, from Proto-Brythonic *forð, a borrowing from Old English ford. Cognate with Breton forzh, Welsh ffordd.


fordh

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

mixed mutation of bordh (“table, board”)


ponsfordh

From pons (“bridge”) + fordh (“road, way”).


milonieth

[ˌmɪlɔˈniːɛθ]

[ˌmɪləˈniːɐθ]


milva

From mil (“animal”) + -va (“place denoting suffix”)


stifliv

stif (“jet, squirt”) + liv (“flood, stream”)


stevel-omwolghi

head

stevel-omwolghi f (plural stevellow omwolghi)

From stevel (“room”) + omwolghi (“to wash oneself”).


amendyansow

plural of amendyans (“revision, change, reform, amendment”)


berrskrif

From berr (“brief, short”) + skrif (“article, document”).


berrskrifow

plural of berrskrif (“summary, abstract”)


margh-skrifa

mergh-skrifa (plural)
margh skrifa (unmutated)
vargh skrifa (soft)
fargh skrifa (mixed)
vargh skrifa (after-th mutation-mixed)
margh skrifa (alternative)


bewskrif

bewskrifow (plural)
bywskrif (alternative)

From bew (“living, alive, active”) + skrif (“document, article”).


devisores

devisoresow (plural)
devisores (unmutated)
dhevisores (soft)
tevisores
tevisores (mixed)
tevisores (after-th mutation-mixed)


arnowydhheans

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arnowydhheans m (plural arnowydhheansow)


arnowydhheansow

plural of arnowydhheans (“modernisation”)


kynnyav

From Old Cornish kyniaf, from kyn (“before”) + goyf (“winter”) (from Proto-Celtic *gyemos). Compare Welsh cynhaeaf.


gwiasva

gwiasvaow (plural)
gwiasva (unmutated)
wiasva (soft)
kwiasva
hwiasva (mixed)
wiasva (after-th mutation-mixed)


wiasva

gwiasva (unmutated)
wiasva (soft)
kwiasva
hwiasva (mixed)
wiasva (after-th mutation-mixed)


leverva

levervaow (plural)
lyverva (alternative Revived-Middle-Cornish)


gwav

From Old Cornish goyf, from Proto-Celtic *gyamo-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyem-. Celtic cognates include Breton goañv, Welsh gaeaf, Old Irish gam (Irish geimhreadh). Indo-European cognates include Latin hiems, Ancient Greek χεῖμα (kheîma), Old Church Slavonic зима (zima), Sanskrit हिम (hima).


uraniom

[ɪʊˈræːniɐm]


platinom

platinom (unmutated)
blatinom (soft)
flatinom


ilewydhes

[ˌilɛˈwɪðɛs]

[ˌiləˈwɪðɐz]


hwethans

hwethanjow (plural)
hwythans (alternative)


hwythans

hwythansow (plural)
hwethans (alternative)


korrdon

korrdonnow (plural)
korrdon (unmutated)
gorrdon (soft)
horrdon

From korr (“micro-, mini-”) + tonn (“wave”).


forn gorrdon

forn korrdon (canonical masculine)
fornow korrdon (plural)


kows

kowsow (plural)
kows (unmutated)
gows (soft)
hows
kowsel (alternative)
kewsel (alternative)

Of uncertain origin. Cognate with Breton kaoz


gwedhan jiraff

gwedhan jiraff m (plural gwedhanes jiraff)

gwedhanes jiraff (plural)
gwedhan jiraff (unmutated)
wedhan jiraff (soft)
kwedhan jiraff
hwedhan jiraff (mixed)
wedhan jiraff (after-th mutation-mixed)


gwedhanes jiraff

plural of gwedhan jiraff (“giraffe weevil”)


wedhan jiraff

gwedhan jiraff (unmutated)
wedhan jiraff (soft)
kwedhan jiraff
hwedhan jiraff (mixed)
wedhan jiraff (after-th mutation-mixed)

mixed mutation after 'th of gwedhan jiraff


kogh

koghow (plural)
kogh (unmutated)
gogh (soft)
hogh

From Latin cucullus (“hood”). Cognate with Irish cochall.


sampel

From Middle English saumple, from Old French essample, from Latin exemplum. Doublet of ensampel.


lethes

From Lethas, from Lethowsow; both of which are names for the mythical sunken kingdom of Lyonesse.


porther

porthoryon (plural)
porther (unmutated)
borther (soft)
forther

From Proto-Brythonic *porθọr, equivalent to porth (“entrance, gate”) + -er. Cognate with Welsh porthor.


forgh

From Proto-Brythonic *forx, from Latin furca. Cognate with Breton forc'h and Welsh fforch


gwariell

gwariellow (plural)
gwariell (unmutated)
wariell (soft)
kwariell
hwariell (mixed)
wariell (after-th mutation-mixed)


wenyn

gwenyn (unmutated)
wenyn (soft)
kwenyn
hwenyn (mixed)
wenyn (after-th mutation-mixed)


paper fos

paperyow fos (plural)
paper fos (unmutated)
baper fos (soft)
faper fos


sarf

From Proto-Brythonic *sarf, from Vulgar Latin *sarpēs, from Latin serpēns. Cognate with Welsh sarff.


plos

Possibly from pur (“very”) + los (“dirty”).


tebel

tebeles (plural)
tebel (unmutated)
debel (soft)
thebel


leylak

leylak f (collective, singulative leylaken)

Borrowed from dialectal English laylock, from Old French lilac, from Arabic لِيلَك (līlak). Compare Welsh leloc.


gwi

gwiow (plural)
gwi (unmutated)
wi (soft)
kwi
hwi (mixed)
wi (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *gweɣ, from Proto-Celtic *wegyā. Cognate with Welsh gwe.


kalgh

From Proto-Celtic *kalgā. Cognate with Welsh cal, cala, caly; Breton kalc'h.


kalgh

From Proto-Brythonic *kalx, from Latin calx.


kaletter

kaletter m (plural kaletteryow or kaletterow)

kaletteryow (plural)
kaletterow (plural)


badh

badhes (plural)
badh (unmutated)
vadh (soft)
padh
fadh (mixed)
vadh (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *basio- ~ *baðio-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoiHdʰ-so-. Cognate with Welsh baedd.


goredhom hin

Dre reson an goredhom hin hag anparder golusogneth ow sevel - hwath yth yw Kernow yn mysk an boghosekka ranndiryow a’n RU ha’n ranndir nessa boghosekka yn Europa Kledh (Eurostat, 2014) – res porres yw bos pub gwrians gonis poblek nowydh desinys gans pennrewlys dastinythyek y’ga holon.

2019 July 25, Denzil Monk, Ragdres Hwithrans Darlesor Gonis Poblek Kernewek Agwedh Onan – Studhyans Arhwilas Derivas:

In light of the climate emergency and rising wealth inequality - Cornwall remains one of the poorest areas of the UK and the second poorest region in Northern Europe (Eurostat, 2014) - it is essential that any new public service intervention be designed with regenerative principles at their heart.


klav

From Old Cornish claf, from Proto-Brythonic *klaβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *klamos. Cognate with Welsh claf and Breton klañv.


preder

From Middle Cornish preder, from Proto-Brythonic *pritarā, *pritaro. The expected Proto-Celtic form would be *kʷritro, *kʷrid, but the Brythonic term lacks Goidelic cognates. The ultimate origin is obscure, as obvious Indo-European cognates are lacking (Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (“to do, put together”) is close phonologically, but not semantically convincing). Cognate with Breton preder (“concern”) and Welsh pryder (“worry”).


gwig

gwigow (plural)
gwig (unmutated)
wig (soft)
kwig
hwig (mixed)
wig (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Latin vicus (“village”). Cognate with Welsh gwig.


brederedh

brederedhow (plural)
brederedh (unmutated)
vrederedh (soft)
prederedh
frederedh (mixed)
vrederedh (after-th mutation-mixed)


barlys

barlysen (singular)
barlys (unmutated)
varlys (soft)
parlys
farlys (mixed)
varlys (after-th mutation-mixed)

Borrowed from English barley. Compare Welsh barlys.


ponn

ponn (unmutated)
bonn (soft)
fonn
podn (alternative Revived-Late-Cornish)


eskis

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ped-skuH-t-, from *ped- (“foot”) + *(s)kewH- (“to cover”); the former component is cognate with English foot, and the latter with Ancient Greek σκῦτος (skûtos, “skin, hide”). Direct cognate with Welsh esgid (“shoe”).


gorthkentrewyer

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gorthkentrewyer m (plural gorthkentrewyoryon)


porghel

porghelli (plural)
porghel (unmutated)
borghel (soft)
forghel

From Latin porcellus. Cognate with Welsh porchell, Breton porc'hell


kowethas

kowethas m or f by sense (plural kowethasow)

kowethasow (plural)
kowethas (unmutated)
gowethas (soft)
howethas

From koweth + -as. Cognate with Welsh cyweithas


koweth

kowetha (plural)
koweth (unmutated)
goweth (soft)
howeth


menydh

menydhyow (plural)
menydh (unmutated)
venydh (soft)
fenydh (mixed)
venydh (after-th mutation-mixed)
menedh (alternative)

From Middle Cornish meneth, from Old Cornish menit, from Proto-Brythonic *mönɨð, from Proto-Celtic *moniyos (compare Welsh mynydd, Breton menez), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to tower, stand out”) (compare Latin mōns).


bloodh

bloodh (unmutated)
vloodh (soft)
ploodh
floodh (mixed)
vloodh (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Middle Cornish bloth, from Proto-Brythonic *bluɨð, from Proto-Celtic *bleidū (“year”) - related to *bleidanī, whence bledhen. Cognate with Breton bloaz and Welsh blwydd. Doublet of bledhen.


skrifenn

Either from skrif + -enn or directly from Latin scribenda through Old Cornish scriuen.


maystri

From Old French maistrie through Middle English maystrie


bouben

head

bouben f (plural boubennow or boubednow)


gorthugher

gorthugherow (plural)
gorthugher (unmutated)
worthugher (soft)
korthugher
hworthugher (mixed)
worthugher (after-th mutation-mixed)


stlav

Compound of Proto-Brythonic *lab- or Proto-Brythonic *s-laf-


abrans

abrans f (dual diwabrans, plural abransow)


seghes

sygh (“dry”) + -es, borrowed from Latin siccus (“dry”).

Na reugh eva re
Mez eva ra guz zehaz:
Ha hedna, muy po le,
Vedn gwitha, corf en ehaz

c. 1704, William Allen, unattributed rhyme:

Do not drink too much,
But drink for your thirst;
And that, more or less,
Will keep your body in health.

Na rewgh eva re,
Mes eva ra 'gas seghes;
Ha hedna, moy po le,
Vedn gwitha, korf en 'eghes.


koloren

koloren f (dual diwgoloren, plural kolorennow)

diwgoloren (dual)
kolorennow (plural)
koloren (unmutated)
goloren (soft)
holoren


diwgoloren

diwgoloren (unmutated)
dhiwgoloren (soft)
tiwgoloren
tiwgoloren (mixed)
tiwgoloren (after-th mutation-mixed)


kolorennow

kolorennow (unmutated)
golorennow (soft)
holorennow


gew

gewow (plural)
gew (unmutated)
ew (soft)
kew
hew (mixed)
hew (after-th mutation-mixed)
guw (alternative)

From Proto-Celtic *wai, from Proto-Indo-European *wáy. Compare Welsh gwae, Breton gwa.


trojen

trojennow (plural)
trojen (unmutated)
drojen (soft)
throjen


tarmagan

tarmaganes (plural)
tarmagan (unmutated)
darmagan (soft)
tharmagan


kledha

kledhedhyow (plural)
kledha (unmutated)
gledha (soft)

From Middle Cornish clethe, from Proto-Brythonic *klėðɨβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *kladiwos. Cognate with Breton klezeñv, Gaulish *kladyos (whence Latin gladius (see there for further descendants)), Irish claíomh, Manx cliwe, Scottish Gaelic claidheamh, and Welsh cleddyf.


koffiji

koffijiow (plural)
koffiji (unmutated)
goffiji (soft)
hoffiji

From koffi (“coffee”) + chi (“house”). Compare English coffeehouse.


grugyar

grugyer (plural)
grugyar (unmutated)
wrugyar (soft)
krugyar
hwrugyar (mixed)
wrugyar (after-th mutation-mixed)

From grug (“heather”) + yar (“chicken”). Compare Welsh grugiar.


grugyerik

grugyerigow (plural)
grugyerik (unmutated)
wrugyerik (soft)
krugyerik
hwrugyerik (mixed)
wrugyerik (after-th mutation-mixed)


tewesyar

tewesyer (plural)
tewesyar (unmutated)
dewesyar (soft)
thewesyar


kowan benn tew

pennow tew (plural)
kowan benn tew (unmutated)
gowan benn tew (soft)
howan benn tew


penn tew

pennow tew (plural)
penn tew (unmutated)
benn tew (soft)
fenn tew


kowan woon

kowannow goon (plural)
kowan woon (unmutated)
gowan woon (soft)
howan woon


kowan vyghan

kowannow byghan (plural)
kowan vyghan (unmutated)
gowan vyghan (soft)
howan vyghan


golvanek

golvanogyon (plural)
golvanek (unmutated)
wolvanek (soft)
kolvanek
hwolvanek (mixed)
wolvanek (after-th mutation-mixed)


kowanik

kowanigow (plural)
kowanik (unmutated)
gowanik (soft)
howanik


hwibanhos Amerika

hwibanhos Amerika m (plural hwibanheyji Amerika)


bonngors

bonngorsow (plural)
bonngors (unmutated)
vonngors (soft)
ponngors
fonngors (mixed)
vonngors (after-th mutation-mixed)


draylell

draylellow (plural)
draylell (unmutated)
dhraylell (soft)
traylell
traylell (mixed)
traylell (after-th mutation-mixed)

From drayl (“a drag”) + -ell (“suffix denoting tools”); a dragging implement.


gwydhvos

gwydhvosen (singulative)
gwydhvos (unmutated)
wydhvos (soft)
kwydhvos
hwydhvos (mixed)
wydhvos (after-th mutation-mixed)


gwydhvosen

gwydhvosennow (plural)
gwydhvosen (unmutated)
wydhvosen (soft)
kwydhvosen
hwydhvosen (mixed)
wydhvosen (after-th mutation-mixed)


barlysen

barlysennow (plural)
barlysen (unmutated)
varlysen (soft)
parlysen
farlysen (mixed)
varlysen (after-th mutation-mixed)


bayros

bayrosen (singulative)
bayros (unmutated)
vayros (soft)
payros
fayros (mixed)
vayros (after-th mutation-mixed)

Partial calque of English rosebay, by surface analysis, bay + ros (“roses”).


bayrosen

bayrosennow (plural)
bayrosen (unmutated)
vayrosen (soft)
payrosen
fayrosen (mixed)
vayrosen (after-th mutation-mixed)


lowrwydh

From Latin laurus (“laurel, bay”) + gwydh (“trees”). Cognate with Welsh llawrwydd.


baywydh

baywedhen (singulative)
baywydh (unmutated)
vaywydh (soft)
paywydh
faywydh (mixed)
vaywydh (after-th mutation-mixed)
baywedh (alternative)

From bay + gwydh; compare English bay tree, Welsh baewydd.


baywedhen

baywedhennow (plural)
baywedhen (unmutated)
vaywedhen (soft)
paywedhen
faywedhen (mixed)
vaywedhen (after-th mutation-mixed)

singulative of baywydh (“bay trees, laurels”)


beler

beleren (singulative)
beler (unmutated)
veler (soft)
peler
feler (mixed)
veler (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Middle Cornish beler, from Old Cornish beler, from Proto-Brythonic *berur, from Proto-Celtic *beruros. Cognate with Breton beler, Gaulish berulā, Irish biolar, Manx burley, Scottish Gaelic biolair, and Welsh berwr.


besowen

besowennow (plural)
besowen (unmutated)
vesowen (soft)
pesowen
fesowen (mixed)
vesowen (after-th mutation-mixed)


betys

betysen (singulative)
betys (unmutated)
vetys (soft)
petys
fetys (mixed)
vetys (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Middle English betes. Cognate with English beet and Welsh betys.


betysen

betysennow (plural)
betysen (unmutated)
vetysen (soft)
petysen
fetysen (mixed)
vetysen (after-th mutation-mixed)


brewyon

brewyonen (singulative)
brewyon (unmutated)
vrewyon (soft)
prewyon
frewyon (mixed)
vrewyon (after-th mutation-mixed)
browyon (alternative)
browsyon (alternative)
brewsyon (alternative)

Seemingly from brew (“broken”) + -yon (“pluralizing suffix”).


brewyonen

brewyonennow (plural)
brewyonen (unmutated)
vrewyonen (soft)
prewyonen
frewyonen (mixed)
vrewyonen (after-th mutation-mixed)


burmen

burmennow (plural)
burmen (unmutated)
vurmen (soft)
purmen
furmen (mixed)
vurmen (after-th mutation-mixed)


datesen

datesennow (plural)
datesen (unmutated)
dhatesen (soft)
tatesen
tatesen (mixed)
tatesen (after-th mutation-mixed)


ewon

From Proto-Brythonic *öwɨn, from Proto-Celtic *ɸowino-. Cognate with Breton ewon and Welsh ewyn.


elester

From Latin salicastrum. Compare Welsh and Armoric elestr, Irish soilestar (from Old Irish seilisdeir), and Late Latin alestrāre. Possibly cognate with Ancient Greek ἄλισμα (álisma).


elestren

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elestren f (plural elestrennow or elestrednow)

elestrennow (plural)
elestrednow (plural)

singulative of elester (“flag, yellow iris”)


elowen

elowen f (plural elowennow or elowednow)


ervin

From Proto-Brythonic *arbīn. Cognate with Welsh erfin.


ervinen

ervinen f (plural ervinennen or ervinednen)


angos

angòs (canonical masculine)
angoes (alternative)

From Middle Cornish angòs, from Middle English anguys, from Anglo-Norman anguisse.


gloos

glòsow (plural)
gloos (unmutated)
loos (soft)
kloos
glos (alternative)

Unknown. Gerlyver Meur suggests an Indo-European origin, which would support a cognate in Sanskrit. Compare Welsh gloes, Breton gloaz, and Sanskrit क्लिश् (kliś, “to feel pain”).


dygynsete

[dɪˌɡɪnzɛˈtɛː]

From de genzhete, from Middle Cornish degens ytte, a contraction of dydh kyns es de; "day former than yesterday."

day before yesterday
day before yesterday


terros

terròs m (plural teròsow or terrysi or terryji)

terròs (canonical masculine)
teròsow (plural)
terrysi (plural)
terryji (plural)
terroes (alternative)

From Middle Cornish terrus, of unknown origin.

disaster, destruction, downfall, calamity, doom


terros

terròs (canonical masculine)
teròsow (plural)
terros (unmutated)
derros (soft)
therros
terroes (alternative)


dy'

dy' (unmutated)
dhy' (soft)
ty'
ty' (mixed)
ty' (after-th mutation-mixed)
de' (alternative)


dy'gol

dy'golyow (plural)
dy'gol (unmutated)
dhy'gol (soft)
ty'gol
ty'gol (mixed)
ty'gol (after-th mutation-mixed)
de'gòl (alternative)

From dydh (“day”) + gool (“feast, fair”).


goldheys

gòldheys (canonical masculine)
goldheys (unmutated)
woldheys (soft)
koldheys
hwoldheys (mixed)
woldheys (after-th mutation-mixed)

From gòl + deys (“plural of das”); a feast day of stacks.

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golans

golansow (plural)
golans (unmutated)
wolans (soft)
kolans
hwolans (mixed)
wolans (after-th mutation-mixed)

Presumably from go- (“diminutive suffix”) + nans (“valley”). Alternatively, borrowed from Welsh golan under influence from nans.


glynn

glynnow (plural)
glydnow (plural)
glynn (unmutated)
lynn (soft)
klynn
glydn (alternative)

Ultimately from Proto-Celtic *glendos (“valley”).


krognans

krognansow (plural)
krognans (unmutated)
grognans (soft)

From krog + nans; literally "hang-valley".


tnow

tnowi (plural)
tnow (unmutated)
dnow (soft)
thnow

Cognate with Breton traoñ and Welsh tyno.


kolebron

kòlebron (canonical feminine)
kolebron (unmutated)
golebron (soft)
holebron

Seemingly from kool (“omen”) + ebron (“sky”); a sky-omen.


dyowl

dyowlow (plural)
dywolow (plural)
dyowl (unmutated)
dhyowl (soft)
tyowl
tyowl (mixed)
tyowl (after-th mutation-mixed)
jowl (alternative)

From Middle Cornish dyawl, from Old Cornish diauol, from Proto-Brythonic *diaβul, borrowed from Latin diabolus. Compare Breton diaoul, Welsh diawl.


dyowles

dyowlesow (plural)
dyowles (unmutated)
dhyowles (soft)
tyowles
tyowles (mixed)
tyowles (after-th mutation-mixed)


bleujyow

From Middle Cornish blegyow; equivalent to bleuj- + -yow.


bleujyow

bleujyow (unmutated)
vleujyow (soft)
pleujyow
fleujyow (mixed)
vleujyow (after-th mutation-mixed)


bleujennow

bleujennow (unmutated)
vleujennow (soft)
pleujennow
fleujennow (mixed)
vleujennow (after-th mutation-mixed)


bleujen ergh

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bleujen ergh f (plural bleujennow ergh, collective bleujyow ergh)

bleujennow ergh (plural)
bleujyow ergh (collective)
bleujen ergh (unmutated)
vleujen ergh (soft)
pleujen ergh
fleujen ergh (mixed)
vleujen ergh (after-th mutation-mixed)


kastik

kastigow (plural)
kastig (unmutated)
gastig (soft)
hastig

From English castigate, from Latin castīgāre. Compare dialectal casteeg, meaning to flog.


lynn

From Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn, from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”). Cognate with Welsh llyn.


hanafas

hanafasow (plural)
hanathas (alternative)


pennrynn

pennrynnow (plural)
pennrynn (unmutated)
bennrynn (soft)
fennrynn

From penn (“head”) + rynn (“point”). Compare Welsh penrhyn.


drewydh

drewydhyon (plural)
drewydh (unmutated)
dhrewydh (soft)
trewydh
trewydh (mixed)
trewydh (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Celtic *dru-wid- (literally “tree-knower”). Cognate with Welsh derwydd, Breton drouiz, Irish draoi.


karyans

karyansow (plural)
karyans (unmutated)
garyans (soft)
haryans

Karyans Rag Kernow

Bagasow yma lemmyn ow sevel kaskergh erbynn an Menystrans Karyans, yntredha bagas nowydh re dheuth[…]

1992, “Pons Nowydh?”, in Carn, volumes 76-87, page 16:


gwelen hus

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gwelen hus f (plural gwelynni hus or gwelydni hus)

gwelynni hus (plural)
gwelydni hus (plural)


pleg

Back-formation from plegya (“to bend”), cognate with Welsh plyg.


berylliom

berylliom (unmutated)
verylliom (soft)
perylliom
ferylliom (mixed)
verylliom (after-th mutation-mixed)


magnesiom

magnesiom (unmutated)
vagnesiom (soft)
fagnesiom (mixed)
vagnesiom (after-th mutation-mixed)


potassiom

potassiom (unmutated)
botassiom (soft)
fotassiom


kalciom

kalciom (unmutated)
galciom (soft)
halciom


titaniom

titaniom (unmutated)
ditaniom (soft)
thitaniom


manganes

manganes (unmutated)
vanganes (soft)
fanganes (mixed)
vanganes (after-th mutation-mixed)


galliom

galliom (unmutated)
alliom (soft)
kalliom
halliom (mixed)
halliom (after-th mutation-mixed)


germaniom

germaniom (unmutated)
ermaniom (soft)
kermaniom
hermaniom (mixed)
hermaniom (after-th mutation-mixed)


molybdenom

molybdenom (unmutated)
volybdenom (soft)
folybdenom (mixed)
volybdenom (after-th mutation-mixed)


teknetiom

teknetiom (unmutated)
deknetiom (soft)
theknetiom


paladiom

paladiom (unmutated)
baladiom (soft)
faladiom


kadmiom

kadmiom (unmutated)
gadmiom (soft)
hadmiom


teloriom

teloriom (unmutated)
deloriom (soft)
theloriom


bariom

bariom (unmutated)
variom (soft)
pariom
fariom (mixed)
variom (after-th mutation-mixed)


praseodymiom

praseodymiom (unmutated)
braseodymiom (soft)
fraseodymiom


promethiom

promethiom (unmutated)
bromethiom (soft)
fromethiom


gadoliniom

gadoliniom (unmutated)
adoliniom (soft)
kadoliniom
hadoliniom (mixed)
hadoliniom (after-th mutation-mixed)


terbiom

terbiom (unmutated)
derbiom (soft)
therbiom


tantalom

tantalom (unmutated)
dantalom (soft)
thantalom


plomm

plomm (unmutated)
blomm (soft)
flomm
plobm (alternative)

From Proto-Brythonic *plum, from Latin plumbum.


hegoledh

[həˈɡʊlɐ(ð)]


fesont

Borrowed from English pheasant, itself from Old French fesan, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φᾱσιανός (phāsianós), meaning “[bird] of the river Φᾶσις (Phâsis)”.

a pheasant; a bird of the family Phasianidae.


helgik

game; the meat of wild animals hunted for food.


arghans byw

From arghans (“silver”) + byw (“alive, living”). Compare English quicksilver and Latin argentum vivum.


porgh

porghow (plural)
porgh (unmutated)
borgh (soft)
forgh

Borrowed from Latin porcus, likely via Middle English pork.


porghow

porghow (unmutated)
borghow (soft)
forghow


kig davas

kig davas (unmutated)
gig davas (soft)
hig davas

From kig (“meat”) + davas (“sheep, ewe”)


torgh

From Proto-Celtic *tworkos. Cognate with Breton tourc'h, Irish torc, Scottish Gaelic torc and Welsh twrch.


torgh

tergh (plural)
torgh (unmutated)
dorgh (soft)
thorgh

From Proto-Brythonic *torx, from Latin torquis. Cognate with Welsh torch.


ojyon

From Proto-Brythonic *ödjon, from Proto-Celtic *uxsū. Cognate with Welsh eidion.


ewik

From Proto-Celtic *owīkā, cognate with Welsh ewig.


dehen rew

dehennow rew (plural)
dehen rew (unmutated)
dhehen rew (soft)
tehen rew
tehen rew (mixed)
tehen rew (after-th mutation-mixed)

From dehen (“cream”) + rew (“ice, frost”).


tesen gales

tesennow kales (plural)
tesen gales (unmutated)
desen gales (soft)
thesen gales


tesen geus

tesennow keus (plural)
tesen geus (unmutated)
desen geus (soft)
thesen geus


tesen safran

tesennow safran (plural)
tesen safran (unmutated)
desen safran (soft)
thesen safran

From tesen (“cake”) + safran (“saffron”)


tesen vrew

tesennow brew (plural)
tesen vrew (unmutated)
desen vrew (soft)
thesen vrew


knowen vuskat

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knowen vuskat f (plural knowennow muskat or know muskat)

knowennow muskat (plural)
know muskat (plural)
knowen vuskat (unmutated)
gnowen vuskat (soft)

From knowen (“a nut”) + muskat, partial calque of Medieval Latin nux muscata.


gwedhen Nadelik

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gwedhen Nadelik f (plural gwydh Nadelik or gwedhennow Nadelik)

gwydh Nadelik (plural)
gwedhennow Nadelik (plural)
gwedhen Nadelik (unmutated)
wedhen Nadelik (soft)
kwedhen Nadelik
hwedhen Nadelik (mixed)
wedhen Nadelik (after-th mutation-mixed)


marghek

marghogyon (plural)
marghek (unmutated)
varghek (soft)
farghek (mixed)
varghek (after-th mutation-mixed)


gwerinor

gwerinoryon (plural)
gwerinor (unmutated)
werinor (soft)
kwerinor
hwerinor (mixed)
werinor (after-th mutation-mixed)

gwerin (“common people”) + -or. Compare Welsh gwerinwr.


epskop

From Proto-Brythonic *eskob, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos). Cognate with Breton eskob and Welsh esgob.


tremengummyas

tremengummyas m (plural tremengummyasow)

tremengummyasow (plural)
tremengummyas (unmutated)
dremengummyas (soft)
thremengummyas

tremen (“passage”) + kummyas (“permission”).


kowfordh

kowfordhow (plural)
kowfordh (unmutated)
gowfordh (soft)
howfordh


penn gwynn

pennow gwynn (plural)
penn gwynn (unmutated)
benn gwynn (soft)
fenn gwynn


gogledh

gogledh (unmutated)
wogledh (soft)
kogledh
hwogledh (mixed)
wogledh (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *gwogleð, equivalent to go- + kledh (“left”). Compare Welsh gogledd.


borlowen

borlowen (unmutated)
vorlowen (soft)
porlowen
forlowen (mixed)
vorlowen (after-th mutation-mixed)


duryen

duryen (unmutated)
dhuryen (soft)
turyen
turyen (mixed)
turyen (after-th mutation-mixed)


tirwyns

tirwyns (unmutated)
dirwyns (soft)
thirwyns


morwyns

morwyns (unmutated)
vorwyns (soft)
forwyns (mixed)
vorwyns (after-th mutation-mixed)


alargh

From Proto-Brythonic *alarkos, from Proto-Celtic *eli-. Cognate with Welsh alarch.


kulyek

kulyoges (plural)
kulyek (unmutated)
gulyek (soft)
hulyek

From Middle Cornish kullyek, from Old Cornish chelioc, from Proto-Brythonic *kėljọg, from Proto-Celtic *kalyākos. Cognate with Breton kilhog and Welsh ceiliog.


kolom goos

kelemmi koos (plural)
kolom goos (unmutated)
golom goos (soft)
holom goos

kolom (“pigeon, dove”) + koos (“wood, forest”).


kudhon

kudhones (plural)
kudhon (unmutated)
gudhon (soft)
hudhon


kerghydh

kerghydhyon (plural)
kerghydh (unmutated)
gerghydh (soft)
herghydh

From Proto-Brythonic *körxɨð, from Proto-Celtic *korkiyos. Cognate with Welsh crychydd.


bran vras

brini bras (plural)
bran vras (unmutated)
vran vras (soft)
pran vras
fran vras (mixed)
vran vras (after-th mutation-mixed)

/ˈbɹæːn vɹæːz/


bran dre

brini tre (plural)
bran dre (unmutated)
vran dre (soft)
pran dre
fran dre (mixed)
vran dre (after-th mutation-mixed)

bran (“crow”) + tre (“town, village, home”).


aghel

From Proto-Celtic *aksilā. Cognate with Latin axis and Welsh echel.


penn-aghel

pennow-aghel (plural)
penn-aghel (unmutated)
benn-aghel (soft)
fenn-aghel


goghi

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goghi f (collective, singulative goghien)

goghien (singulative)
goghi (unmutated)
woghi (soft)
koghi
hwoghi (mixed)
woghi (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Old Cornish guhi, from Proto-Brythonic *gwüxī, from Proto-Celtic *woxsī, from Proto-Indo-European *wóbʰseh₂. Cognate with Welsh gwchi.


erbys

From Proto-Celtic *ɸare-kʷet-. Cognate with Welsh arbed.


erbys

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


rudhek

Erithacus rubecula
Erithacus rubecula#Translingual


molgh

molghi (plural)
molgh (unmutated)
volgh (soft)
folgh (mixed)
volgh (after-th mutation-mixed)


pynk

pynkes (plural)
pynk (unmutated)
bynk (soft)
fynk

Unknown. Cognate with Welsh pinc (“finch”), see there for more information.


skowl

From Proto-Celtic *sklubos, from Proto-Indo-European *skublo-. Cognate with Breton skoul and Welsh ysglyf (“bird of prey”).


tressa rann

tressa rann (unmutated)
dressa rann (soft)
thressa rann


koswik

koswigow (plural)
koswik (unmutated)
goswik (soft)
hoswik

From koos (“wood, forest”) + gwig (“village”). Cognate with Welsh coedwig.


myll

myllen (singulative)
myll (unmutated)
vyll (soft)
fyll (mixed)
vyll (after-th mutation-mixed)

Either borrowed from English millet or Latin milium.


toll y'n fos

tell y'n fos (plural)
toll y'n fos (unmutated)
doll y'n fos (soft)
tholl y'n fos


gover

goverow (plural)
gover (unmutated)
wover (soft)
kover
hwover (mixed)
wover (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *gwoβ̃er, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoberā. Cognate with Breton gouer, Irish fobhar, and Welsh gofer.


pleg mor

plegow mor (plural)
pleg mor (unmutated)
bleg mor (soft)
fleg mor


keynvor

keynvoryow (plural)
keynvor (unmutated)
geynvor (soft)
heynvor

keyn (“back”) + mor (“sea”). Cognate with Welsh cefnfor.


keynres

keynresyow (plural)
keynres (unmutated)
geynres (soft)
heynres


morvugh

morvughes (plural)
morvugh (unmutated)
vorvugh (soft)
forvugh (mixed)
vorvugh (after-th mutation-mixed)


mordarow

morterewi (plural)
mordarow (unmutated)
vordarow (soft)
fordarow (mixed)
vordarow (after-th mutation-mixed)


krogen vulgh

kregyn bulgh (plural)
krogen vulgh (unmutated)
grogen vulgh (soft)
hrogen vulgh


krogen brierin

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krogen brierin f (plural kregyn prierin)

kregyn prierin (plural)
krogen brierin (unmutated)
grogen brierin (soft)
hrogen brierin


krogen Sen Jamys

krogen Sen Jamys f (plural kregyn Sen Jamys)

kregyn Sen Jamys (plural)
krogen Sen Jamys (unmutated)
grogen Sen Jamys (soft)
hrogen Sen Jamys

krogen (“shell”) + Sen Jamys (“Saint James”).


krogen benn

kregyn penn (plural)
krogen benn (unmutated)
grogen benn (soft)
hrogen benn


klopen

klopennow (plural)
klopen (unmutated)
glopen (soft)
hlopen

Related to Breton klopenn and Welsh clopen.


bulhorn

bulhornes (plural)
bulhorn (unmutated)
vulhorn (soft)
pulhorn
fulhorn (mixed)
vulhorn (after-th mutation-mixed)


pellgewsell

pellgewsellow (plural)
pellgewsell (unmutated)
bellgewsell (soft)
fellgewsell

pell (“far, distant”) + kewsel (“talk”).


pellgowser

pellgowseryow (plural)
pellgowser (unmutated)
bellgowser (soft)
fellgowser

[pɛlˈɡɔʊzɛr]

From pell (“far, distant”) + kowser (“speaker”).


kesrosweyth

kesrosweyth (unmutated)
gesrosweyth (soft)
hesrosweyth

From kes- (“co-”) + rosweyth (“network”).


gweyth

From Middle Cornish gweth, from Old Cornish gueid, Proto-Brythonic *gweiθ, from Proto-Celtic *wextom. Cognate with Breton gwezh, Irish feacht, and Welsh gwaith.

time (forming adverbial numbers, i.e. “how many times”)


gweyth

gweythyow (plural)
gweyth (unmutated)
weyth (soft)
kweyth
hweyth (mixed)
weyth (after-th mutation-mixed)


kollell

kellylli (plural)
kellyll (plural)
kollell (unmutated)
gollell (soft)
hollell

From Proto-Brythonic *kullell, from Latin cultellus. Cognate with Breton kontell and Welsh cyllell.


gweder

gwedrow (plural)
gweder (unmutated)
weder (soft)
kweder
hweder (mixed)
weder (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *gwɨdr, from Latin vitrum. Cognate with Breton gwer and Welsh gwydr.


gwedren

gwedrennow (plural)
gwedren (unmutated)
wedren (soft)
kwedren
hwedren (mixed)
wedren (after-th mutation-mixed)


dewweder

dewweder du (canonical)
dewweder (unmutated)
dhewweder (soft)
tewweder
tewweder (mixed)
tewweder (after-th mutation-mixed)


mosen beriodek

mosen beriodek (unmutated)
vosen beriodek (soft)
fosen beriodek (mixed)
vosen beriodek (after-th mutation-mixed)

From mosen (“table”) + periodek (“periodic”).

liquid

Color of the number (state of matter at STP)


bordh

bordhow (plural)
bordh (unmutated)
vordh (soft)
pordh
fordh (mixed)
vordh (after-th mutation-mixed)
bord (alternative)

Borrowed from Old English bord (“board”). Compare Irish bord and Welsh bwrdd.


penn pali

pennow pali (plural)
penn pali (unmutated)
benn pali (soft)
fenn pali


brygh

breghi (plural)
brygh (unmutated)
vrygh (soft)
prygh
frygh (mixed)
vrygh (after-th mutation-mixed)
bregh (alternative)

From Proto-Brythonic *brɨx, from Proto-Celtic *brikkos. Cognate with Welsh brech.


lostledan

From lost (“tail”) + ledan (“broad”). Cognate with Welsh llostlydan.


konna gwynn

konaow gwynn (plural)
konna gwynn (unmutated)
gonna gwynn (soft)
honna gwynn


lovennan

Related to Welsh llofen (“weasel, ferret”).


yewgen

From Old Cornish yeugen, from Proto-Brythonic [Term?]. Cognate with Welsh ieugen.


kigdebrer

kigdebroryon (plural)
kigdebrer (unmutated)
gigdebrer (soft)
higdebrer

From kig (“meat”) + debrer (“eater”). Calque of Latin carnivorus.


debrer

debroryon (plural)
debrer (unmutated)
dhebrer (soft)
tebrer
tebrer (mixed)
tebrer (after-th mutation-mixed)


gwelsdebrer

gwelsdebroryon (plural)
gwelsdebrer (unmutated)
welsdebrer (soft)
kwelsdebrer
hwelsdebrer (mixed)
welsdebrer (after-th mutation-mixed)

From gwels (“grass”) + debrer (“eater”). Calque of Latin herbivorus.


olldhebrer

From oll (“all”) + debrer (“eater”). Calque of Latin omnivorus.


debrer moryon

head

debrer moryon m (plural debroryon moryon)

debroryon moryon (plural)
debrer moryon (unmutated)
dhebrer moryon (soft)
tebrer moryon
tebrer moryon (mixed)
tebrer moryon (after-th mutation-mixed)

From debrer (“eater”) + moryon (“ants”). Calque of English anteater.


moryoner

moryonoryon (plural)
moryoner (unmutated)
voryoner (soft)
foryoner (mixed)
voryoner (after-th mutation-mixed)
muryonor (alternative)

/ˌmɔɹˈjɔnəɹ/


diegyn

diegynnow (plural)
diegyn (unmutated)
dhiegyn (soft)
tiegyn
tiegyn (mixed)
tiegyn (after-th mutation-mixed)

Calque of Welsh diogyn. By surface analysis, diek (“lazy”) + yn.


porghel dor

porghelli dor (plural)
porghel dor (unmutated)
borghel dor (soft)
forghel dor

From porghel (“piglet”) + dor (“earth”). Calque of Afrikaans aardvark.


kramvil

kramviles (plural)
kramvil (unmutated)
gramvil (soft)
hramvil

From kramya (“to crawl”) + mil (“animal”).


melhwioges

melhwiogesow (plural)
melhwioges (unmutated)
velhwioges (soft)
felhwioges (mixed)
velhwioges (after-th mutation-mixed)


kronek ervys

kronoges ervys (plural)
kronek ervys (unmutated)
gronek ervys (soft)
hronek ervys


kronek ervys mor

kronek ervys mor m (plural kronoges ervys mor)

kronoges ervys mor (plural)
kronek ervys mor (unmutated)
gronek ervys mor (soft)
hronek ervys mor

From kronek ervys (“tortoise”) + mor (“sea”).


morgroban

morgrobanes (plural)
morgroban (unmutated)
vorgroban (soft)
forgroban (mixed)
vorgroban (after-th mutation-mixed)


kroban

krobanes (plural)
kroban (unmutated)
groban (soft)
hroban

Related to Welsh crwban. From krob (“hump”) + -an, with the first element being borrowed from a dialectal variation of English curb.


kammva

kamvaow (plural)
kammva (unmutated)
gammva (soft)
hammva

Calque of Welsh camfa. By surface analysis, kamm (“step”) + va.


skovarnek

skovarnek m (plural skovarnogyon or skovarnoges)

skovarnogyon (plural)
skovarnoges (plural)


know Brasil

know Brasil f (singulative knowen Vrasil)

knowen Vrasil (singulative)
know Brasil (unmutated)
gnow Brasil (soft)
hnow Brasil


pysknow

pysknowen (singulative)
pysknow (unmutated)
bysknow (soft)
fysknow
pesknow (alternative)

Calque of English peanuts. By surface analysis, pys (“peas”) + know (“nuts”).


know fow

knowen fow (singulative)
know fow (unmutated)
gnow fow (soft)
hnow fow

From know (“nuts”) + fow (“beech trees”).


know koko

knowen goko (singulative)
know koko (unmutated)
gnow koko (soft)
hnow koko

Partial calque of English coconuts. Cognate with Welsh cnau coco.


know koll

knowen goll (singulative)
know koll (unmutated)
gnow koll (soft)
hnow koll

From know (“nuts”) + koll (“hazel trees”). Cognate with Welsh cnau cyll.


know muskat

head

know muskat f (singulative knowen vuskat)

knowen vuskat (singulative)
know muskat (unmutated)
gnow muskat (soft)
hnow muskat

Partial calque of Medieval Latin nux muscata.


know pin

knowen bin (singulative)
know pin (unmutated)
gnow pin (soft)
hnow pin

From know (“nuts”) + pin (“pine trees”).


plisk know

plisken know (singulative)
plisk know (unmutated)
blisk know (soft)
flisk know


kashew

kashewyon (plural)
kashew (unmutated)
gashew (soft)
hashew


soodh

From Proto-Brythonic *suɨð, from Latin sēdēs (“seat”). Cognate with Welsh swydd.


sodhva greslu

head

sodhva greslu f (plural sodhvaow kreslu)

From sodhva (“office”) + kreslu (“police”).


ynkladhva

From ynkleudhyas (“bury”) + -va. Cognate with Welsh claddfa.


korflan

korflannow (plural)
korflan (unmutated)
gorflan (soft)
horflan

From korf (“body”) + lan (“church”). Cognate with Welsh corfflan.


bedhros

bedhrosow (plural)
bedhros (unmutated)
vedhros (soft)
pedhros
fedhros (mixed)
vedhros (after-th mutation-mixed)

From bedh (“grave”) + ros. Cognate with Welsh beddrod.


bedh

bedhow (plural)
bedh (unmutated)
vedh (soft)
pedh
fedh (mixed)
vedh (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *beð, from Proto-Celtic *bedom. Cognate with Breton bez and Welsh bedd.


kesflogh

kesfleghes (plural)
kesflogh (unmutated)
gesflogh (soft)
hesflogh


kesakordyans

kesakordyansow (plural)
kesakordyans (unmutated)
gesakordyans (soft)
hesakordyans


tredaner

electrician (tradesman who works with electrical equipment)


kesamethva

kesamethvaow (plural)
kesamethva (unmutated)
gesamethva (soft)
hesamethva

From kes- + ammeth (“agriculture”) + -va.


ammeth

From Proto-Brythonic *ammaɨθ (“labourer”), from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos (“servant”). Cognate with Welsh amaeth.


kesareth

kesarethyow (plural)
kesareth (unmutated)
gesareth (soft)
hesareth


areth

From Proto-Celtic *ɸarextus. Cognate with Irish oireacht and Welsh araith.


furv

From Old Cornish furf, from Proto-Brythonic *fʉrβ̃, from Latin fōrma. Cognate with Welsh ffurf.


legh

From Proto-Brythonic *llex (“flat stone”), Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā. Cognate with Welsh llech.


krey

kreyow (plural)
krey (unmutated)
grey (soft)
hrey

Uncertain. Possibly from Latin crēta (via French craie?).


kelester

kelesteryow (plural)
kelester (unmutated)
gelester (soft)
helester


kanndir

kanndiryow (plural)
kanndir (unmutated)
ganndir (soft)
hanndir

From kann (“bright white”) + tir (“earth”).


kledher

kledhren (singulative)
kledher (unmutated)
gledher (soft)

From Proto-Celtic *kli-trā. Cognate with Welsh cledr.


kanstel

kanstellow (plural)
kanstel (unmutated)
ganstel (soft)
hanstel


kowel

kowellow (plural)
kowel (unmutated)
gowel (soft)
howel

From Latin cavella. Cognate with Welsh cawell.


krestennek

krestennogyon (plural)
krestennek (unmutated)
grestennek (soft)
krestednek (alternative)


legestik

Nephrops norvegicus
Nephrops norvegicus#Translingual


aval dor melys

aval dor melys m (plural avalow dor melys)

From aval dor (“potato”) + melys (“sweet”).


patata melys

patatys melys (plural)
patata melys (unmutated)
batata melys (soft)
fatata melys

From patata (“potato”) + melys (“sweet”).


patatys melys

patatys melys f (singulative patatysen velys)

From patatys (“potatoes”) + melys (“sweet”).


patatys melys

patatys melys (unmutated)
batatys melys (soft)
fatatys melys


patatysen velys

singulative of patatys melys (“sweet potatoes”)


tetti melys

tettis melys (plural)
tetti melys (unmutated)
detti melys (soft)
thetti melys

From tetti (“potato”) + melys (“sweet”).


turnyp

turnypen (singulative)
turnyp (unmutated)
durnyp (soft)
thurnyp


betys rudh

betysen rudh (singulative)
betys rudh (unmutated)
vetys rudh (soft)
petys rudh
fetys rudh (mixed)
vetys rudh (after-th mutation-mixed)


kennin sevi

kennin sevi f (singulative keninen sevi)

keninen sevi (singulative)
kennin sevi (unmutated)
gennin sevi (soft)
hennin sevi

From kennin (“garlic”) + sevi. "sevi" is borrowed from Middle English cyve. Compare Welsh cennin sifi.


tempredh

tempredhow (plural)
temperedh (unmutated)
demperedh (soft)
themperedh

From tempra (“temper”) + -edh. Compare Welsh tymheredd.


gwias

gwiasow (plural)
gwias (unmutated)
wias (soft)
kwias
hwias (mixed)
wias (after-th mutation-mixed)


neyth

From Middle Cornish nyth, from Old Cornish neid, from Proto-Brythonic *nɨθ, from Proto-Celtic *nizdos. Cognate with Breton neizh and Welsh nyth.


paradhis

paradhis (unmutated)
baradhis (soft)
faradhis

From Middle Cornish parathis, paradys, from Proto-Brythonic *paraduɨs, from Vulgar Latin *paradēsus, from Latin paradīsus. Cognate with Welsh paradwys.


tanjerin

tanjerines (plural)
tanjerin (unmutated)
danjerin (soft)
thanjerin


greunaval

greunavalow (plural)
greunaval (unmutated)
reunaval (soft)
kreunaval

Calque of Latin pomum grānātum, By surface analysis, greun (“grain”) + aval (“apple”). Compare Welsh grawnafal.


eyrin

head

eyrin f (collective, singulative eyrinen)

From Proto-Brythonic *ėɣrin, from Proto-Celtic *agrinyā. Cognate with Breton irin and Welsh eirin.


eyrin skaw

eyrin skaw f (collective, singulative eyrinen skaw)

From eyrin (“sloes”) + skaw (“elder trees”).


kergh

kerghen (singulative)
kergh (unmutated)
gergh (soft)
hergh

From Old Cornish keirch, from Proto-Brythonic *körx, from Proto-Celtic *korkyos. Cognate with Breton kerc'h, Irish and Scottish Gaelic coirce, Manx corkey, and Welsh ceirch.


greunvos

greunvosow (plural)
greunvos (unmutated)
reunvos (soft)
kreunvos


heydh

From Proto-Celtic *sasyos (“rye”). Cognate with Breton heiz and Welsh haidd.


gwaneth

gwanethen (singulative)
gwaneth (unmutated)
waneth (soft)
kwaneth
hwaneth (mixed)
waneth (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *gwöniθ, from Proto-Celtic *uɸo-nixtos. Cognate with Breton gwinizh and Welsh gwenith.


rynn

From Proto-Brythonic *rrɨnn, from Proto-Celtic *rinnos (“fast”). Cognate with Welsh rhyn (“rigid”).


ewnter

From Middle Cornish eviter, from Old Cornish euitor, from Proto-Celtic *awontīr. Cognate with Breton eontr and Welsh ewythr.


flogh gwynn

From flogh (“child”) + gwynn (“blessed, fair”).


kenderow

kenderwi (plural)
kenderow (unmutated)
genderow (soft)
henderow

From Proto-Brythonic *köβ̃n (“cousin”) + *dar (“true”). Compare Welsh cefnder.


keniterow

keniterwi (plural)
keniterow (unmutated)
geniterow (soft)
heniterow

/kɛˈnitɛɹɔʊ/

From Proto-Brythonic *köβ̃- (“co-”) + *nėθ (“niece”) + *dar (“true”). Compare Welsh cyfnither.


mab wynn

mebyon wynn (plural)
mab wynn (unmutated)
vab wynn (soft)
fab wynn (mixed)
vab wynn (after-th mutation-mixed)
mab wydn (alternative)

From mab (“son”) + gwynn (“blessed, fair”).


mamm wynn

mammow gwynn (plural)
mamm wynn (unmutated)
vamm wynn (soft)
famm wynn (mixed)
vamm wynn (after-th mutation-mixed)

From mamm (“mother”) + gwynn (“blessed, fair”).


modrep

modrebedh (plural)
modrep (unmutated)
vodrep (soft)
fodrep (mixed)
vodrep (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Old Cornish moderep, from Proto-Brythonic *mọdreb, from Proto-Celtic *mātrikʷā. Cognate with Breton moereb and Welsh modryb.


myrgh wynn

myrghes gwynn (plural)
myrgh wynn (unmutated)
vyrgh wynn (soft)
fyrgh wynn (mixed)
vyrgh wynn (after-th mutation-mixed)

From myrgh (“daughter”) + gwynn (“blessed, fair”).


tas gwynn

tasow wynn (plural)
tas gwynn (unmutated)
das gwynn (soft)
thas gwynn

From tas (“father”) + gwynn (“blessed, fair”).


pompyon

pompyons (plural)
pompyon (unmutated)
bompyon (soft)
fompyon

Borrowed from English pumpion, older form of pumpkin. Compare Welsh pwmpen.


pompyon hweg

pompyons hweg (plural)
pompyon hweg (unmutated)
bompyon hweg (soft)
fompyon hweg

From pompyon (“pumpkin”) + hweg (“sweet”).


kukomber

kukomberyow (plural)
kukomber (unmutated)
gukomber (soft)
hukomber


pompik

pompigow (plural)
pompik (unmutated)
bompik (soft)
fompik

From pompyon (“gourd”) + -ik, effectively calque of French courgette.

courgette (UK, IE), zucchini (US, CA, AU, NZ)


plans oy

plansow oy (plural)
plas oy (unmutated)
blas oy (soft)
flas oy

aubergine (UK, IE), eggplant (US, CA, AU, NZ, PH), brinjal (IN, MY, SG, ZA)


kowlvleujen

kowlvleujennow (plural)
kowlvleujen (unmutated)
gowlvleujen (soft)
howlvleujen

Calque of English cauliflower − equivalent to kowl (“cabbages”) + bleujen (“flower”).


broklo

broklos (plural)
broklo (unmutated)
vroklo (soft)
proklo
froklo (mixed)
vroklo (after-th mutation-mixed)

Borrowed from Italian broccolo likely via English broccoli.


kedhow

Cognate with Welsh cedw and Breton [Term?].


kwyn

kwynnys (plural)
kwyn (unmutated)
gwyn (soft)

Borrowed either from English quince, Middle English coyn, or Old French cooing.


fordh a-dro

(road transport) roundabout (traffic circle (US))


res a-dro

/ˈɹɛːz ə ˌdɹɔː/

(fairground) carousel, merry-go-round, roundabout


delergh

delerghow (plural)
delergh (unmutated)
dhelergh (soft)
telergh
telergh (mixed)
telergh (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *di-llurɣ, from Proto-Celtic *dī-lergo-. Cognate with Breton dilerc'h, Irish lorg, and Welsh dilwr, llwrw.


gweli

gweliow (plural)
gweli (unmutated)
weli (soft)
kweli
hweli (mixed)
weli (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Middle Cornish guely, from Old Cornish gueli, from Proto-Brythonic *gwölɨɣ, from Proto-Celtic *uɸo-legyom. Cognate with Breton gwele and Welsh gwely.

(mining) shelf (firm rock nearest the surface)


stevel-wortos

head

stevel-wortos f (plural stevellow-gortos)

From stevel (“room”) + gortos (“to wait”).


efander

From efan (“broad”) + -der. Compare Welsh ehangder.

(geography) latitude (measure of how far north or south)


esedh

From Old Cornish estid, from Proto-Celtic *exs-dī-sedeti. Cognate with Welsh eistedd (“to sit”).


Fynn

From English Finn, from Old Norse finnr (“hunter-gatherer, Sami”), from Proto-Germanic *finnaz (“Sami”).


Chek

From English Czech, from Old Czech Čech.

Czech (of, from or relating to the Czech Republic)


krys

krysyow (plural)
krys (unmutated)
grys (soft)
hrys

From Old Cornish kreis, from Proto-Celtic *krissus (“belt”). Cognate with Breton krez, Irish and Scottish Gaelic crios (“belt”), and Welsh crys.


repoblek

Borrowed from English republic, from Latin rēspūblicā.


ruvaneth

Related to ruvanes (“queen”) and ruw (“king”), with -eth (“-ation”). Ultimately from Proto-Celtic *ɸreimos (“chief”).


kewer

inh

Proto-Brythonic *köwir (“true, genuine”)


gwyns

From Middle Cornish gwyns, from Old Cornish guins, from Proto-Brythonic *gwɨnt, from Proto-Celtic *wintos.


gwyns

gwynsys (plural)
gwyns (unmutated)
wyns (soft)
kwyns
hwyns (mixed)
wyns (after-th mutation-mixed)

Borrowed from English winch, compare Welsh gwind.


hwyth

From Middle Cornish wheth, from Proto-Brythonic *hwɨθ, from Proto-Celtic *swisdos. Cognate with Welsh chwyth.


tewedh

tewedhow (plural)
tewedh (unmutated)
dewedh (soft)
thewedh


arnow

From ar- + nev (“heaven”). Cognate with Breton arnev (“storm”).


mogniwl

mogniwl (unmutated)
vogniwl (soft)
fogniwl (mixed)
vogniwl (after-th mutation-mixed)

Calque of English smog, effectively mog (“smoke”) + niwl (“fog”).


kleghi

kleghien (singulative)
kleghi (unmutated)
gleghi (soft)

Likely from klegh, plural of klogh (“bell”). Compare Welsh cloch iâ.


klogh

klegh (plural)
klogh (unmutated)
glogh (soft)

From Middle Cornish cloch, from Old Cornish kloch, from Proto-Brythonic *klox, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos. Doublet of klock. Cognate with Breton kloc'h, Irish clog, Manx and Scottish Gaelic clag, and Welsh cloch.


meghin

meghin (unmutated)
veghin (soft)
feghin (mixed)
veghin (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Old Cornish mehin. Cognate with Welsh mehin.

noncog

Proto-Germanic *marhwaz (“tallow, suet”)


gorfen

gorfennow (plural)
gorfen (unmutated)
worfen (soft)
korfen
hworfen (mixed)
worfen (after-th mutation-mixed)

From gor- + penn (“head”), compare Welsh gorffen.


bryv

bryvyow (plural)
bryv (unmutated)
vryv (soft)
pryv
fryv (mixed)
vryv (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *brėβ̃ɨd (“to make noise”), from Proto-Celtic *bremeti. Cognate with Welsh bref.


lader tir

Japanese knotweed
Japanese knotweed#English

(collective, botany) Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica)


trenkan

trenkan (unmutated)
drenkan (soft)
threnkan

From trenk (“sour”) + -an, compare Welsh suran.

Rumex acetosa
Rumex acetosa#Translingual


aval dor brewys

From aval dor (“potato”) + brewys (“mashed”).


penn-bloodh

pennow-bloodh (plural)
penn-bloodh (unmutated)
benn-bloodh (soft)
fenn-bloodh
pedn-bloodh (alternative)

From penn (“head, end”) + bloodh (“years of age”). Compare Welsh pen-blwydd.


karten benn-bloodh

head

karten benn-bloodh f (plural kartennow penn-bloodh)

kartennow penn-bloodh (plural)
karten benn-bloodh (unmutated)
garten benn-bloodh (soft)
harten benn-bloodh


tesen benn-bloodh

tesen benn-bloodh f (plural tesennow penn-bloodh)

tesennow penn-bloodh (plural)
tesen benn-bloodh (unmutated)
desen benn-bloodh (soft)
thesen benn-bloodh


bledhen lamm

bledhen lamm (unmutated)
vledhen lamm (soft)
pledhen lamm
fledhen lamm (mixed)
vledhen lamm (after-th mutation-mixed)

Calque of English leap year, equivalent to bledhen (“year”) + lamm (“jump, leap”).


fenogel

From Vulgar Latin fenuculum, feniclum. Cognate with Welsh ffenigl.


askall

askall f (collective, singulative askallen)

From Old Cornish askell, origin otherwise unknown. Compare Welsh ysgall, Breton askol.


dans lew

dens lew (plural)
dans lew (unmutated)
dhans lew (soft)
tans lew
tans lew (mixed)
tans lew (after-th mutation-mixed)

Calque of Old French dent de lion. Compare Welsh dant y llew.


kylgh

kylghyow (plural)
kylgh (unmutated)
gylgh (soft)
hylgh
kelgh (alternative)

From Proto-Brythonic *kɨlx. Cognate with Breton kelc'h and Welsh cylch.


gwennel

gweneli (plural)
gwennel (unmutated)
wennel (soft)
kwennel
hwennel (mixed)
wennel (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Old Cornish guennel, from Proto-Brythonic *gwennọl, from Proto-Celtic *wesnālā. Cognate with Breton gwennel, Irish fáinleog, Scottish Gaelic ainleag, and Welsh gwennol.


rewliv

From rew (“ice”) + liv (“flood”). Compare Welsh rhewlif.


lus a'n menydh

lus a'n menydh f (collective, singulative lusen a'n menydh)

Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Vaccinium vitis-idaea#Translingual


kyfeyth

kyfeythyow (plural)
kyfeyth (unmutated)
gyfeyth (soft)
hyfeyth

From Proto-Brythonic *kufėθ, from Latin cōnfectiō. Cognate with Welsh cyffaith.


bys bras

besies bras (plural)
bys bras (unmutated)
vys bras (soft)
pys bras
fys bras (mixed)
vys bras (after-th mutation-mixed)
bes broas (alternative)


keus lefans

keusyow lefans (plural)
keus lefans (unmutated)
geus lefans (soft)
heus lefans

Literally, “toad cheese” - compare use of 'toad' in English 'toadstool'. Compare Welsh caws llyffant.


skavel gronek

skavel gronek f (plural skavellow kronek)


sidhel

From Proto-Brythonic *sidl, *hidl, from Proto-Celtic *sītlom. Cognate with Breton sil and Welsh hidl.


askall dybri

askall dybri f (collective, singulative askallen dybri)

From askall (“thistles”) + dybri (“to eat”).


kalaven-eva

kalavennow-eva (plural)
kalaven-eva (unmutated)
galaven-eva (soft)
halaven-eva

From kalaven (“straw”) + eva (“to drink”).


kerdh

From Old Cornish kerd, from Proto-Brythonic *kerð, from Proto-Celtic *kerdeti. Cognate with Breton kerzh and Welsh cerdd.


yowynk

From Proto-Brythonic *jowank (), from Proto-Celtic *yuwankos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuHn̥ḱós. Cognate with English young, Welsh ieuanc and Breton yaouank.


krows

krowsow (plural)
krows (unmutated)
grows (soft)
hrows

From Proto-Brythonic *kroɨx, from Proto-Celtic *kruxsā, from Latin crux. Cognate with Breton kroaz, Irish cros, Manx crosh, Scottish Gaelic crois, and Welsh croes. Doublet of krog (“hang, suspension”).


gwyls

From Proto-Brythonic *gwɨlt (“wild”) (Welsh gwyllt, Old Breton gueldenes (“untamed island”)), from Proto-Celtic *gʷeltis (“wild”) (Irish geilt (“lunatic”)), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰel-t-.


marghas

From Proto-Brythonic *marxad, from Latin mercātus. Cognate with Breton marc'had.


gorvarghas

gorvarghasow (plural)
gorvarghas (unmutated)
worvarghas (soft)
korvarghas
hworvarghas (mixed)
worvarghas (after-th mutation-mixed)


marghasva

marghasvaow (plural)
marghasva (unmutated)
varghasva (soft)
farghasva (mixed)
varghasva (after-th mutation-mixed)


alhwedh

From Old Cornish alped, from Proto-Brythonic *alxweð, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kleh₂w-. Cognate with Breton alc'hwez and Welsh allwedd.


gwisk

From Old Cornish guisc, from Proto-Brythonic *gwesk, from Proto-Celtic *weskā, from Proto-Indo-European *wes-. Cognate with Breton gwisk and Welsh gwisg.


hwann

hwann f (collective, singulative hwannen)

hwannen (singulative)
hwadn (alternative Revived-Late-Cornish)

Cognate with Breton c'hwen and Welsh chwain.


gowdhan

gowdhanes (plural)
gowdhan (unmutated)
wowdhan (soft)
kowdhan
hwowdhan (mixed)
wowdhan (after-th mutation-mixed)
gwedhan (alternative)


sodron

sodron f (collective, singulative sodronen)


kelyon frooth

kelyon frooth f (collective, singulative kelyonen frooth)

kelyonen frooth (singulative)
kelyon frooth (unmutated)
gelyon frooth (soft)
helyon frooth


gryll

grylles (plural)
gryll (unmutated)
ryll (soft)
kryll


kulyek reden

kulyoges reden (plural)
kulyek reden (unmutated)
gulyek reden (soft)
hulyek reden

Literally, “fern rooster”, compare Welsh ceiliog rhedyn.


nedh

From Proto-Brythonic *neð, from Proto-Celtic *snidā. Cognate with Breton nez, Irish sniodh, Scottish Gaelic sneadh, and Welsh nedd.


nader margh

Literally, “adder horse”. Compare archaic English adder fly.


mildros

mildroses (plural)
mildros (unmutated)
vildros (soft)
fildros (mixed)
vildros (after-th mutation-mixed)

From mil (“thousand”) + troos (“foot”). Compare Welsh miltroed.


kanstros

kanstroses (plural)
kanstros (unmutated)
ganstros (soft)
hanstros

From kans (“hundred”) + troos (“foot”), compare Welsh cantroed.


bughik Dhuw

bughigesow Duw (plural)
bughik Dhuk (unmutated)
vughik Dhuk (soft)
pughik Dhuk
fughik Dhuk (mixed)
vughik Dhuk (after-th mutation-mixed)


bughik

bughigesow (plural)
bughik (unmutated)
vughik (soft)
pughik
fughik (mixed)
vughik (after-th mutation-mixed)


pryv del

pryv del m (plural preves del or prevyon del)

preves del (plural)
prevyon del (plural)
pryv del (unmutated)
bryv del (soft)
fryv del


kontron

kontron f (collective, singulative kontronen)

kontronen (singulative)
kontron (unmutated)
gontron (soft)
hontron

From Proto-Celtic *kon-tron-. Cognate with Breton kontron and Welsh cynrhon.


teurek

teurek f (collective, singulative teurogen)

teurogen (singulative)
teurek (unmutated)
deurek (soft)
theurek
torek (alternative)

Cognate with Breton teureug and Welsh torogen.


gorlost

gorlost f (collective, singulative gorlosten)

gorlosten (singulative)
gorlost (unmutated)
worlost (soft)
korlost
hworlost (mixed)
worlost (after-th mutation-mixed)

From gor- + Proto-Brythonic *klʉst (“ear”)


lavrek

From Old Cornish lafroc. Cognate with Welsh llaffrog, llafrog (“breeches”).


euryor

From eur (“hour”) + -or. Compare Welsh oriawr.


mynysen

mynysennow (plural)
mynysen (unmutated)
vynysen (soft)
fynysen (mixed)
vynysen (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Latin minūta, via either Old French or Middle English. Cognate with Breton munut and Welsh munud.


eylen

From eyl (“second”) + -en. Compare Welsh eiliad.


striw

From Proto-Celtic *fstrew- (“sneeze”), from Proto-Indo-European *pster- (“sneeze”). Cognate with Breton strevial (“to sneeze”), Irish sraoth, Scottish Gaelic sreoth, and obsolete Welsh trew. Compare Latin sternuō and Ancient Greek πταρμός (ptarmós).


gormola

gormoledhow (plural)
gormola (unmutated)
wormola (soft)
kormola
hwormola (mixed)
wormola (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *gwor-molọd, from Proto-Celtic *uɸor-molātor. Compare Welsh gorfoli (“to praise”).

applause, eulogy, exaltation, glory, praise


lowarth

lowarth m (plural lowarthyow or lowarthow)

From Old Cornish luworch, from Proto-Brythonic *lluβɣorθ, from Proto-Celtic *lubīgortos. Cognate with Breton liorzh and Welsh lluarth (“vegetable garden”).


kleudh

From Proto-Celtic *klādos, from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂dos. Cognate with Welsh clawdd.


ensampel

ensampel m (plural ensamplys or ensamplow)

From Middle English ensample, from Old French ensample, essainple, from Latin exemplum.


govyn

govynnow (plural)
goven (alternative Revived-Late-Cornish)


kemmysk

kemyskow (plural)
kemmysk (unmutated)
gemmysk (soft)
hemmysk

From Old Cornish commisc, from Proto-Brythonic *kɨm-mɨsk, from Proto-Celtic *kom-miskos. Equivalent to kes- + mysk .Cognate with Welsh cymysg.


brastir

brastiryow (plural)
brastir (unmutated)
vrastir (soft)
prastir
frastir (mixed)
vrastir (after-th mutation-mixed)


papynjay

papynjays (plural)
papynjay (unmutated)
bapynjay (soft)
fapynjay

From Middle English popinjay, from Old French papegai, from Old Spanish papagayo, from Byzantine Greek παπαγάλος (papagálos), from Arabic بَبَّغَاء (babbaḡāʔ), of onomatopoeic origin.


figys

figys f (collective, singulative figysen)

Borrowed from Middle English figes. Compare Welsh ffigys.


figys howl

figys howl f (collective, singulative figysen howl)


sodones

sodones f (collective, singulative sodonesen)

Likely derived from English sultan + -es (“feminine suffix”).


korynt

koryns (plural)
korynt (unmutated)
gorynt (soft)
horynt

From French raisin de Corinthe (literally “raisins of Corinth”). Compare English currant.


gwinbren

gwinbrennyer (plural)
gwinbren (unmutated)
winbren (soft)
kwinbren
hwinbren (mixed)
winbren (after-th mutation-mixed)


gwinlan

gwinlannow (plural)
gwinlan (unmutated)
winlan (soft)
kwinlan
hwinlan (mixed)
winlan (after-th mutation-mixed)

From gwin (“wine”) + lann (“yard”). Compare Welsh gwinllan.


skubell

From skub (“sweeping”) + -ell. Compare Welsh ysgubell.


skubell-sugna

head

skubell-sugna f (plural skubellow-sugna)

From skubell (“broom”) + sugna (“to suck”).


skubell-wolghi

skubell-wolghi f (plural skubellow-golghi)

From skubell (“broom”) + golghi (“to wash”).


skeuswydh

skeuswydh f (collective, singulative skeuswedhen)

From skeus (“shadow”) + gwydh (“trees”).


losow an myghtern

losow an myghtern f (collective, singulative losowen an myghtern)


kosfinel

kosfinel f (collective, singulative kosfinellen)

kosfinellen (singulative)
kosfinel (unmutated)
gosfinel (soft)
hosfinel


losow an gath

losow an gath f (collective, singulative losowen an gath)


sawja

From Middle English or Middle French sauge.


skeus

skeusow (plural)
skeuj (alternative Revived-Late-Cornish)

From Middle Cornish schus, from Old Cornish scod, from Proto-Brythonic *skọd, from Proto-Celtic *skātu. Cognate with Breton skeud, Irish scáth, Manx scaa, Scottish Gaelic sgàth, and Welsh ysgod, cysgod.


skeusen

From skeus (“shadow, reflection”) + -en.


dalghen

dalghennow (plural)
dalghen (unmutated)
dhalghen (soft)
talghen
talghen (mixed)
talghen (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Old Cornish dalhen, from Proto-Brythonic *dalɣ-, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *delgeti (“to hold”). Cognate with Breton dalc'hen and Welsh dal, dala (“to hold”).


karghar

kargharow (plural)
karghar (unmutated)
garghar (soft)
harghar

From Middle Cornish carhar, from Proto-Brythonic *karxar, from Latin carcer (“prison”). Cognate with Breton [Term?] and Welsh carcher (“prison”).