morvleydh

Cornish

Etymology

From mor (“sea”) +‎ bleydh (“wolf”). Compare Breton morvleiz.

Pronunciation

Noun

morvleydh m (plural morvleydhi)

  1. shark

Mutation

Mutation of morvleydh
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
morvleydh vorvleydh unchanged unchanged forvleydh vorvleydh

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

References

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