peswar

Cornish

Cornish numbers ^(edit)

	40
[a], [b] ←  3	4 4	5  →
Cardinal (masculine): peswar     Cardinal (feminine): peder     Ordinal: peswora     Ordinal abbreviation: 4a     Adverbial: pedergweyth     Multiplier: peswarplek     Fractional: kwater

Alternative forms

• (Revived Late Cornish) pajar

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *pedwar, from Proto-Celtic *kʷetwores, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛzwar/

Numeral

peswar m (feminine form peder)

1. four

Derived terms

• peswar ugens (“eighty”)

Mutation

Mutation of peswar

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
peswar	beswar	feswar	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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