kath

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *katsa, cognate with Hittite [Term?] (/⁠kattu⁠/, “spiteful”), Old Irish cath (“id”), Tocharian A kat (“destruction”), Old Norse hǫðr (“war, slaughter”). The sense development went from 'infection, disease' to 'protuberance'.

Noun

kath m (plural kathë, definite kathi, definite plural kathët)

1. infected pimple, protuberance (in the eye)

Synonyms

• elbth
• byc

Cornish

Alternative forms

• cath

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *kaθ, from Proto-Celtic *kattā.

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [kaːθ]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [kæːθ]

Noun

kath f (plural kathes)

1. cat

Mutation

  Mutation of kath  

Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
kath	gath	hath	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged