ploum

Cornish

Etymology

Borrowed from English plum.

Noun

ploum f (collective, singulative ploumen)

  1. plums

Derived terms

  • fugewin ploumen (Buddhist pines, yew plum pines)
  • fugewin ploumen Chile (plum-fruited yews)
  • kereswydh ploumen (cherry plums)
  • ploum sygh (prunes)
  • ploumbren (plum tree)
  • ploumbren Damask (damson, damson tree)

Mutation

Mutation of ploum
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
ploum bloum floum unchanged unchanged unchanged

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

Scots

Alternative forms

Noun

ploum (plural ploums)

  1. plum