plisk

Cornish

Etymology

Cognate with Irish blaosc and Welsh plisg.

Noun

plisk f (singulative plisken)

  1. (collective) shells, husks
  2. (collective) eggshells

Usage notes

  • plisken refers to a shell of an egg or nut, whereas krogen refers to the shell of an animal.

Derived terms

  • plisk know (“nutshells”)
  • plisk oy (“eggshells”)
  • plisk usyn (“husks”)
  • pliskenna (“shell, husk”, verb)

Mutation

Mutation of plisk
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
plisk blisk flisk unchanged unchanged unchanged

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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