"Kêr-Is" meaning in Breton

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Proper name

IPA: \kɛrˈis\ Forms: ar Gêr a Iz
  1. Ys (ancienne cité légendaire de Bretagne noyée sous les flots, littéralement : ville basse).
    Sense id: fr-Kêr-Is-br-name-5YgDDjWl Categories (other): Lexique en breton de la géographie, Lexique en breton de la mythologie Topics: geography, mythology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Noms propres en breton, Breton
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    "→ voir kêr « ville » et is « en-dessous » (dans le sens de « sous la mer »).",
    "Mentionnée en 1580 dans l'Ancien Mystère de Saint-Guénolé et aussi dans le dictionnaire de la langue bretonne de Dom Louis Le Pelletier (1752) : ker Is."
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    "Mentionnée en 1580 dans l'Ancien Mystère de Saint-Guénolé et aussi dans le dictionnaire de la langue bretonne de Dom Louis Le Pelletier (1752) : ker Is."
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