Cernyw

Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh Kernyw, from Proto-Brythonic *Körnɨw (compare Cornish Kernow, Breton Kernev). Probably ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“head; horn”) and thus cognate with Welsh carn (“hoof”) and English horn.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cernyw f

  1. Cornwall (a peninsula, cultural area, maritime ceremonial county, and duchy in England; forming its south-western extremity, bordered by Devon in the east)

Derived terms

  • brân Gernyw (“red-billed chough”)
  • ceinioglys Cernyw (“herb twopence”)
  • Cernyweg (“Cornish”)
  • clychlys Cernyw (“Cornish bellflower”)
  • dail crwn Cernyw (“Cornish moneywort”)
  • effros Cernyw (“eyebright”)
  • gem Cernyw (“scar bank gem”)
  • grug Cernyw (“Cornish heather”)
  • gwylan Gernyw (“kittiwake”)
  • pysgod du Cernyw (“Cornish blackfish”)
  • rhydlys Cernyw (“western rustwort”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Cernyw
radical soft nasal aspirate
Cernyw Gernyw Nghernyw Chernyw

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “Cernyw”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Cernyw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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