gommon

Cornish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Cornish gumman, from Proto-Brythonic *gwɨmon, from Proto-Celtic *wimmonā. Cognate with Breton goumon (whence French goémon), Irish and Scottish Gaelic feamainn, Manx famlagh, and Welsh gwymon.

Noun

gommon (collective, singulative gomonen f)

  1. seaweed, kelp

Derived terms

  • gomonna (“gather seaweed”, verb)

Mutation

Mutation of gommon
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
gommon wommon unchanged kommon hwommon wommon

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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