kerdh

Cornish

Etymology

From Old Cornish kerd, from Proto-Brythonic *kerð, from Proto-Celtic *kerdeti. Cognate with Breton kerzh and Welsh cerdd.

Noun

kerdh m (plural kerdhow)

  1. walk, journey

Derived terms

  • deun yn-kerdh (“let's be off”)
  • kerdher lovan, kerdhores lovan (“tightrope walker”)
  • kerdher, kerdhores (“pedestrian, walker”)
  • kerdhva (“footpath”)
  • tewlel yn-kerdh (“eject, expel”, verb)
  • yn-kerdh (“away”)

Verb

kerdh

  1. third-person singular present indicative/future indicative of kerdhes
  2. second-person singular imperative of kerdhes

Mutation

Mutation of kerdh
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
kerdh gerdh herdh 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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