enys

See also: Enys

Cornish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *ɨnɨs, from Proto-Celtic *enistī. Cognate with Breton enez, Irish inis, Manx and Scottish Gaelic innis, and Welsh ynys.

Noun

enys (plural enesow)

  1. (geography) island

Derived terms

  • An Enys Las (“Greenland”)
  • enesek (“archipelago, insular”)
  • enesik (“islet”)
  • Enesow Felyp (“Philippines”)
  • Enesow Marshall (“Marshall Islands”)
  • Enesow Pitcairn (“Pitcairn Islands”)
  • Enesow Solomon (“Solomon Islands”)
  • Enys Maurice, Enys Morris (“Mauritius”)
  • Enys Vanow (“Isle of Man”)
  • enysekter (“isolation, remoteness”)
  • enyshe (“isolate”, verb)
  • enyslasek (“Greenlandic”)

Middle English

Adverb

enys

  1. alternative form of enes
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