gordhristrui

Cornish

Etymology

Presumably from gor- +‎ distrui; literally "over-destroy".[1][2] Given as cognate to Welsh diddymu and difodi.[3]

Verb

gordhristrui

  1. to annihilate

Mutation

Mutation of gordhristrui
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
gordhristrui wordhristrui unchanged kordhristrui hwordhristrui wordhristrui

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

References

  1. ^ “gor-” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.
  2. ^ “distrui” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.
  3. ^ “annihilate” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.
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