menydh

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Cornish

Alternative forms

(Revived Late Cornish) menedh

Etymology

From Middle Cornish meneth, from Old Cornish menit, from Proto-Brythonic *mönɨð, from Proto-Celtic *moniyos (compare Welsh mynydd, Breton menez), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to tower, stand out”) (compare Latin mōns).

Noun

menydh m (plural menydhyow)

mountain
hill
Synonyms: bre, bronn, mena

Derived terms

helyk an menydh (“mountain willows”)
kegiswydh an menydh (“mountain hemlock”)
lus a'n menydh (“lingonberries”)
menydh rew, menydh yey (“iceberg”)
pinbren an menydh (“mountain pine”)
ros menydh (“peonies”)

Mutation

Mutation of *menydh*
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
menydh	venydh	unchanged	unchanged	fenydh	venydh

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

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