Cornish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *-eð, from Proto-Celtic *-iyā, from Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂. Cognate with Welsh -edd, Irish -e, Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā), and Latin -ia.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-edh m

  1. Forms masculine abstract nouns
    meur (great) + ‎-edh → ‎meuredh (majesty, greatness)
  2. (by extension, physics) Forms masculine abstract nouns denoting measurable quantities with defined units
    fors (force, strength) + ‎-edh → ‎forsedh (force (N))
    doos (dense) + ‎-edh → ‎dòsedh (density (m/V))
    gronn (mass, heap) + ‎-edh → ‎gronnedh (mass (m))

Suffix

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-edh pl

  1. Uncommon noun pluralization suffix
    el (angel) + ‎-edh → ‎eledh (angels)
    modrep (aunt) + ‎-edh → ‎modrebedh (aunts)
    lethwrek (milkmaid) + ‎-edh → ‎lethwragedh (milkmaids)

Derived terms

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