ammeth

Cornish

Alternative forms

  • (Revived Late Cornish) abmeth

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *ammaɨθ (“labourer”), from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos (“servant”). Cognate with Welsh amaeth.

Noun

ammeth f

  1. agriculture, farming
    Synonyms: amethyans, gonis, amethieth
  2. cultivation
  3. husbandry

Derived terms

  • ametha (“work land, farm”, verb)
  • amethel (“agricultural”)
  • amether (“agriculturalist”)
  • amethi (“farm”, verb)
  • amethieth (“agriculture”)
  • amethva (“farm”)
  • amethyans (“agriculture”)
  • amethys (“cultivated”)
  • ammeth organek (“organic farming”)
  • kesamethva (“collective”)
  • tir ammeth (“farmland”)

References

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