dowr

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *duβr, from Proto-Celtic *dubros, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubʰrós.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [doʊɹ]

Noun

dowr m (plural dowrow)

  1. water
  2. urine
  3. river, lake

Mutation
  Mutation of dowr  
Cornish consonant mutation
unmutatedsoftaspiratehardmixedmixed 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)
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