bÿs

See also: bys

Cornish

Alternative forms

bys, bës, bes

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biːz/, /beːz/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

bÿs m (plural bysow)

1. world
   • c. 1375, Pascon agan Arluth:

     ha kymmys yn bys vs vas

     and all that is good in the world

Etymology 2

Noun

bÿs m (plural besias)

1. finger

Mutation

  Mutation of bÿs  

Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
bÿs	vÿs	unchanged	pÿs	fÿs	vÿs