termyn

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *terβ̃ɨn, from Latin terminus (“boundary, limit, end”). Cognate with Welsh terfyn.

Noun

termyn m (plural termynyow)

  1. period, term, time
    • c. 1667, Nicolas Boson, Jooan Chei an Horr:
      En termen ez passiez thera Trigaz en St.Levan Dean ha Bennen en Tellar creiez chei a Horr.
      En termyn eus passyes th'era trigys en Selevan den ha benyn en teller kreiys Chei an Hor'.
      Once upon a time, there lived in St Levan a man and a woman in a place called the Ram's House.

Derived terms

  • hanter termyn (“half time”)
  • lyver termyn (“magazine”)
  • neb termyn (“sometime”)
  • oll termyn (“eternal”)
  • pub termyn (“always”)
  • skollya termyn (“waste time”)
  • termyn a dheu (“future”)
  • termyn bewnans (“lifetime”)
  • termyn heb diwedh (“eternity”)
  • termyn pell alemma (“long ago”)
  • termyn syger (“leisure”)
  • termyn yn-dann alhwedh (“lockdown”)
  • yn aray termyn (“in chronological order”)
  • yn neb termyn (“sometime”)
  • yn termyn eus passyes, yn termyn eus passys, yn termyn usi passyes, yn termyn usi passys (“once upon a time”)

Conjunction

termyn

  1. (Revived Late Cornish) when

Mutation

Mutation of termyn
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
termyn dermyn thermyn unchanged unchanged unchanged

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

Slovincian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Termin. Compare Kashubian termin and Polish termin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛrˈmɪn/
  • Rhymes: -ɪn
  • Syllabification: ter‧myn

Noun

termyn m inan (related adjective termynôwy)

  1. term (time set aside to do something, defined as a certain period or as a specific day)

Further reading

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