prenn

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *prenn, from Proto-Celtic *kʷresnom. Cognate with Welsh pren.

Noun

prenn m (plural prennyer)

  1. wood, timber
  2. log
  3. bar, beam
  4. (gambling) lot

Derived terms

  • a brenn (“wooden”)
  • karghar prenn (“stocks, pillory”)
  • krow prenn (“chalet”)
  • prenn yer (“perch, roost”)
  • prenna (“bar, lock”, verb)
  • prennek (“woody”)
  • prennlown (“plywood”)
  • prennweyth (“woodwork”)
  • ser prenn m (“carpenter”)
  • seres prenn f (“carpenter”)

Adjective

prenn

  1. wooden
    Synonym: a brenn

Verb

prenn

  1. third-person singular present indicative/future indicative of prenna
  2. second-person singular imperative of prenna

Mutation

Mutation of prenn
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
prenn brenn frenn 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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