Cernyw
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh Kernyw, from Proto-Brythonic *Körnɨw (compare Cornish Kernow, Breton Kernev). Probably ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“head; horn”) and thus cognate with Welsh carn (“hoof”) and English horn.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkɛrnɨ̞u̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkɛrnɪu̯/
Proper noun edit
Cernyw f
Derived terms edit
- Cernyweg (“Cornish”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| Cernyw | Gernyw | Nghernyw | Chernyw |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||