dowr

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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)

  1. water
  2. urine
  3. river, lake

Mutation

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

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)