mowes

Cornish

Alternative forms

  • (Revived Late Cornish) mos

Etymology

From maw (“boy”) +‎ -es. Compare Breton maouez.

Noun

mowes f (plural mowysi)

  1. girl

Mutation

Mutation of mowes
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
mowes vowes unchanged unchanged fowes vowes

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

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

mowes

  1. plural of mowe (“grin, taunt”)

Etymology 2

Noun

mowes

  1. plural of mowe (“haystack”)
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