morvil

Breton

Etymology

From mor (“sea”) +‎ mil (“animal”) (compare Welsh morfil, Cornish morvil, Middle Irish muirmíl).

Noun

morvil f (plural morviled)

1. cetacean

Cornish

Etymology

From mor (“sea”) +‎ mil (“animal”). Compare Welsh morfil, Breton morvil, and Middle Irish muirmíl.

Noun

morvil m (plural morviles)

1. whale

Mutation

  Mutation of morvil  

Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
morvil	vorvil	unchanged	unchanged	forvil	vorvil

References

• “morvil” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.