keunys

Cornish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Cornish kunys, from Proto-Brythonic *kundʉd, from Proto-Celtic *kondoutos, ultimately from deverbative of Proto-Celtic *kom-dauyeti (“to kindle”). Cognate with Breton keuneud and Welsh cynnud.

Noun

keunys (collective, singulative keunysen f)

  1. firewood, fuel

Derived terms

  • keunyssa (“gather firewood”, verb)

Mutation

Mutation of keunys
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
keunys geunys heunys 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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