dowr

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *duβr, from Proto-Celtic *dubros, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubʰrós.

Pronunciation

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Noun

dowr m (plural dowrow)

water
river
Synonyms: avon, ryver
lake
Synonym: lynn
urine

Derived terms

Dowr Alen (“River Allen (Truro)”)
Dowr Amal (“Red River (Marazion)”)
Dowr an Wynyk (“St Austell River”)
Dowr Dinlonk (“De Lank River”)
Dowr Enni (“River Inny”)
dowr ewonek (“mineral water”)
Dowr Fala (“River Fal”)
Dowr Gwernan (“Par River”)
Dowr Gwyles (“River Gannel”)
Dowr Kammel (“River Camel”)
Dowr Kohar (“River Cober”)
Dowr Koner (“Red River (Camborne)”)
Dowr Lehen (“River Allen (North Cornwall)”)
Dowr Mahonyer (“Helford River”)
Dowr Melynheyl (“River Menalhyl”)
Dowr Pen Pont (“Penpont Water”)
dowr sall (“salt water”)
Dowr Tamar (“River Tamar”)
dowr tomm (“brandy”)
dowr tomm Alban (“Scotch whisky”)
dowr tomm Iwerdhon (“Irish whiskey”)
dowr tomm molas (“rum”)
dowr tonek (“tonic water”)
dowra (“water”, verb)
dowrans (“drainage”)
dowrargh (“water tank”)
dowrbons (“aqueduct”)
dowrek (“watery”)
dowrfols (“leak”)
dowrgi (“otter”)
dowrgleudh (“channel, canal”)
dowrhe (“irrigate, water”, verb)
dowrheans (“irrigation”)
dowrhyns (“aquifer”)
dowrlam (“waterfall”)
dowrliw (“watercolour”)
dowrskia (“waterski”, verb)
dowrvargh (“hippopotamus”)
dowrya (“moisten”)
ewik dhowr (“water deer (doe)”)
karow dowr (“water deer (stag)”)
leugh dowr (“water deer (fawn)”)
melin dhowr (“water mill”)
pedrevan dhowr (“salamander”)
piben dhowr (“hosepipe”)
plomp dowr (“water pump”)
pomp dowr (“water pump”)
pompell dhowr (“water pump”)
skollyer dowr (“sprinkler”)
skudell dowr (“water lily”)
toll dhowr (“water rate”)
yet dhowr (“flood gate, lock”)
yn-dann dhowr (“underwater”)

Mutation

Mutation of *dowr*
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
dowr	dhowr	unchanged	towr	towr	towr

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

References

William Pryce, Archaeologia Cornu-Britannica Or An Essay to Preserve the Ancient Cornish Language (1790)
Edwin Norris, Resurrexio Domini nostri. Notes. Sketch of Cornish (1859)
Brian Murdoch, Cornish Literature (1993)

dowr

Cornish

Etymology

Pronunciation

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