ewn

Cornish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *yọn, from Proto-Celtic *yānos. Cognate with Welsh iawn and Breton eeun.

Adjective

ewn

  1. accurate, correct, right, valid, proper
  2. fair, just

Derived terms

  • ewna (“correct, make right, mend”)
  • ewnans (“correction”)
  • ewnder (“justice, fairness”)
  • ewnhe (“repair, fix”, verb)
  • ewnheans (“repair”, noun)
  • ewnhynsek (“just, virtuous, upright”)
  • ewnhynseth (“fairness, integrity”)
  • pur ewn (“exactly”)
  • yn ewn (“correctly, fairly”)
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