derow

Cornish edit

Pronunciation edit

(Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈdɛrɔʊ]
(Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈdɛrɔ]

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Cornish dar, from Proto-Brythonic *dar, from Proto-Celtic *daru, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru; compare Ancient Greek δόρυ (dóru, “tree”).

Noun edit

derow f (singulative derwen or derowen)

oaks

Synonyms edit

deri

Etymology 2 edit

Related to Middle Breton dezrou, Welsh dechrau (“start, beginning”), of which the second element could be related to Latin creo (“I grow, give existence to”).^[1]

Noun edit

derow m (plural derowyow)

beginning, start

References edit

^ Potel-Belner, P. (2021). Welsh Etymological Dictionary. Germany: BoD - Books on Demand - Frankreich, p. 90

Mutation edit

Mutation of derow

Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
derow	dherow	unchanged	terow	terow	terow

[1] Potel-Belner, P. (2021). Welsh Etymological Dictionary. Germany: BoD - Books on Demand - Frankreich, p. 90

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