skouarn

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton scouarn, from Proto-Brythonic *skuβarn. Cognate with Cornish skovarn, archaic Welsh ysgyfarn.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skwaʁn/

Noun

skouarn f (plural skouarnoù, dual divskouarn)

  1. (anatomy) ear
  2. (in the plural) gills
    Synonym: brenk
  3. (figuratively) handle (of vase, pot, etc.)
  4. mouldboard (of plow)
    Synonym: ulid

References

  1. ^ Deshayes, Albert (2003) Dictionnaire étymologique du breton (in French), Douarnenez: Le Chasse-Marée, →ISBN, pages 669-70
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