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Cornish
Etymology
A permanently lenited form of gorth, now modern gorth- (“anti-”). This mutation (go > o) is extremely uncommon, only occurring in gorsedh and gorour (from gor- + gour), aside from this word.
From Middle Cornish orth, from Proto-Celtic *writ- (compare Old Irish fri), from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“turn”) (compare Latin versus). Cognate with Welsh wrth, Breton ouzh.
Preposition
orth
- at, against
Inflection
Standard Cornish
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Singular
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Plural
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| First person
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orthiv, ortam, orta vy |
orthyn, orten, orta nei
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| Second person
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orthis, ortes, orta jy |
orthowgh, ortowgh, orta hwei
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| Third person
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orto, ort ev (m); orti, ort hei(f) |
orta, ortans, ort anjei
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