troos

Cornish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Cornish troys, from Old Cornish truit, from Proto-Brythonic *traɣed, from Proto-Celtic *tregess, from Proto-Indo-European *tregʰ- (“to run, walk”), apparently a variant of *dʰregʰ- (“to run”). Cognate with Breton troad, Irish and Scottish Gaelic troigh, Manx trie, and Welsh troed.

Noun

troos m (dual dewdros, plural treys)

  1. (anatomy) foot
Derived terms
  • bys troos (“toe”)
  • kanstros (“centipede”)
  • mildros (“millipede”)
  • ol troos (“footprint”)
  • troos-hys (“foot (unit)”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Brythonic *tröd, from Proto-Celtic *trozdis, from Proto-Indo-European *trosdos. Cognate with Breton tred and Welsh drudwen.

Noun

troos m (plural treysi)

  1. starling
    Synonym: trojen

Mutation

Mutation of troos
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
troos droos throos 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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