derow

Cornish

Pronunciation
  • (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈdɛrɔʊ]
  • (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈdɛrɔ]

Etymology 1

From Old Cornish dar, from Proto-Brythonic *dar, from Proto-Celtic *daru, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru; compare Ancient Greek δόρυ (dóru, “tree”).

Noun

derow f (singulative derwen or derowen)

  1. oaks
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Related to Middle Breton dezrou, Welsh dechrau (“start, beginning”), of which the second element could be related to Latin creo (“I grow, give existence to”).[1]

Noun

derow m (plural derowyow)

  1. beginning, start

References
  1. Potel-Belner, P. (2021). Welsh Etymological Dictionary. Germany: BoD - Books on Demand - Frankreich, p. 90

Mutation
  Mutation of derow  
Cornish consonant mutation
unmutatedsoftaspiratehardmixedmixed after 'th
derow dherow unchanged terow terow terow
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