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Breton
Etymology
From Middle Breton scouarn, from Proto-Brythonic *skuβarn. Cognate with Cornish skovarn, archaic Welsh ysgyfarn.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
skouarn f (plural skouarnoù, dual divskouarn)
- (anatomy) ear
- (in the plural) gills
- Synonym: brenk
- (figuratively) handle (of vase, pot, etc.)
- mouldboard (of plow)
- Synonym: ulid
References
- ^ Deshayes, Albert (2003) Dictionnaire étymologique du breton (in French), Douarnenez: Le Chasse-Marée, →ISBN, pages 669-70