dowr

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *duβr, from Proto-Celtic *dubros, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubʰrós.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dɔʊr]

Noun

dowr m (plural dowrow)

  1. water
  2. river
    Synonyms: avon, ryver
  3. lake
    Synonym: lynn
  4. urine

Derived terms

  • Dowr Alen (“River Allen (Truro)”)
  • Dowr Amal (“Red River (Marazion)”)
  • Dowr an Wynyk (“St Austell River”)
  • Dowr Dinlonk (“De Lank River”)
  • Dowr Enni (“River Inny”)
  • dowr ewonek (“mineral water”)
  • Dowr Fala (“River Fal”)
  • Dowr Gwernan (“Par River”)
  • Dowr Gwyles (“River Gannel”)
  • Dowr Kammel (“River Camel”)
  • Dowr Kohar (“River Cober”)
  • Dowr Koner (“Red River (Camborne)”)
  • Dowr Lehen (“River Allen (North Cornwall)”)
  • Dowr Mahonyer (“Helford River”)
  • Dowr Melynheyl (“River Menalhyl”)
  • Dowr Pen Pont (“Penpont Water”)
  • dowr sall (“salt water”)
  • Dowr Tamar (“River Tamar”)
  • dowr tomm (“brandy”)
  • dowr tomm Alban (“Scotch whisky”)
  • dowr tomm Iwerdhon (“Irish whiskey”)
  • dowr tomm molas (“rum”)
  • dowr tonek (“tonic water”)
  • dowra (“water”, verb)
  • dowrans (“drainage”)
  • dowrargh (“water tank”)
  • dowrbons (“aqueduct”)
  • dowrek (“watery”)
  • dowrfols (“leak”)
  • dowrgi (“otter”)
  • dowrgleudh (“channel, canal”)
  • dowrhe (“irrigate, water”, verb)
  • dowrheans (“irrigation”)
  • dowrhyns (“aquifer”)
  • dowrlam (“waterfall”)
  • dowrliw (“watercolour”)
  • dowrskia (“waterski”, verb)
  • dowrvargh (“hippopotamus”)
  • dowrya (“moisten”)
  • ewik dhowr (“water deer (doe)”)
  • karow dowr (“water deer (stag)”)
  • leugh dowr (“water deer (fawn)”)
  • melin dhowr (“water mill”)
  • pedrevan dhowr (“salamander”)
  • piben dhowr (“hosepipe”)
  • plomp dowr (“water pump”)
  • pomp dowr (“water pump”)
  • pompell dhowr (“water pump”)
  • skollyer dowr (“sprinkler”)
  • skudell dowr (“water lily”)
  • toll dhowr (“water rate”)
  • yet dhowr (“flood gate, lock”)
  • yn-dann dhowr (“underwater”)

Mutation

Mutation of dowr
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
dowr dhowr unchanged towr towr towr

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

References

  • William Pryce, Archaeologia Cornu-Britannica Or An Essay to Preserve the Ancient Cornish Language (1790)
  • Edwin Norris, Resurrexio Domini nostri. Notes. Sketch of Cornish (1859)
  • Brian Murdoch, Cornish Literature (1993)
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