Wiktionary

skovarn

Cornish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Cornish scovarn, scovern, scovorn, from Old Cornish scouarn, from Proto-Brythonic *skuβarn. Cognate with Breton skouarn, archaic Welsh ysgyfarn.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈskɔvarn]
  • (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈskɔvɐrn]

Noun edit

skovarn f (dual diwskovarn, plural skovornow)

  1. ear
  2. handle (of a jar)

References edit

  1. ^ Deshayes, Albert (2003) Dictionnaire étymologique du breton (in French), Douarnenez: Le Chasse-Marée, →ISBN, pages 669-70
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