piw
Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *puɨ, from Proto-Celtic *kʷēs, (compare Breton piv, Welsh pwy, Old Irish cía), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [piˑʊ]
Mutation
Mutation of piw
| Cornish consonant mutation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
| piw | biw | fiw | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged |
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pif/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -if
- Syllabification: piw
Welsh
Etymology
If the original meaning was "something prominent or protuberant," possibly related to pìn (“peg, pin, point”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piːu̯/
- Rhymes: -ɪu̯
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| piw | biw | mhiw | phiw |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Davies, E. (1804). Celtic Researches on the Origin, Traditions & Language, of the Ancient Britons: With Some Introductory Sketches on Primitive Society. Germany: Booth, p. 460
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “piw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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