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Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *duβr, from Proto-Celtic *dubros, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubʰrós.
Pronunciation
Noun
dowr m (plural dowrow)
- water
- urine
- river, lake
Mutation
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)