bleydh

Cornish

Etymology

From Old Cornish bleit, from Proto-Brythonic *blėð, from Proto-Celtic *bledyos (compare Breton bleiz, Welsh blaidd; Old Irish bled (“sea monster”) (< *bledā)).

Pronunciation

Noun

bleydh m (plural bleydhes or bleydhi)

  1. wolf

Derived terms

  • ki bleydh (“German shepherd”)

Mutation

Mutation of bleydh
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
bleydh vleydh unchanged pleydh fleydh vleydh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  • “bleydh” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.
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