kowas

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle Cornish cowes, from Proto-Celtic *kowotos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₁w-. Cognate with Breton kaouad and Welsh cawod.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔʊəs/

Noun

kowas f (plural kowasow)

  1. shower (weather and bathing)

Derived terms

  • hager gowas (“deluge, downpour”)
  • kowas niwl (“thick mist”)
  • kowas wyns (“gust”)
  • kowasek (“showery”)
  • kowesi (“shower”, verb)
  • men kowas (“meteorite”)

Mutation

Mutation of kowas
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
kowas gowas howas unchanged unchanged unchanged

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

Fuyug

Noun

kowas

  1. spirit-place, place of spirits

References

  • Robert L. Bradshaw, Fuyug grammar sketch (2007)
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