gwreydh

Cornish

Etymology

From Old Cornish gureiten, from Proto-Brythonic *gwrėð, from Proto-Celtic *wradyos (compare Welsh gwraidd, Breton gwriz), from pre-Celtic *wr̥dyo-, from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds.

Noun

gwreydh (collective, singulative gwreydhen f)

  1. roots

Derived terms

  • gwreydhek (“original”)
  • gwreydhen bedrek (“square root”)
  • gwreydhyel (“radical”)
  • gwreydhyoleth (“radicalism”)
  • losow gwreydh (“root vegetables”)
  • trevas wreydh (“root crop”)

Mutation

Mutation of gwreydh
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
gwreydh wreydh unchanged kwreydh hwreydh wreydh

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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