menydh

Cornish

Alternative forms

  • (Revived Late Cornish) menedh

Etymology

From Middle Cornish meneth, from Old Cornish menit, from Proto-Brythonic *mönɨð, from Proto-Celtic *moniyos (compare Welsh mynydd, Breton menez), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to tower, stand out”) (compare Latin mōns).

Noun

menydh m (plural menydhyow)

  1. mountain
  2. hill
    Synonyms: bre, bronn, mena

Derived terms

  • helyk an menydh (“mountain willows”)
  • kegiswydh an menydh (“mountain hemlock”)
  • lus a'n menydh (“lingonberries”)
  • menydh rew, menydh yey (“iceberg”)
  • pinbren an menydh (“mountain pine”)
  • ros menydh (“peonies”)

Mutation

Mutation of menydh
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
menydh venydh unchanged unchanged fenydh venydh

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

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