gweus
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Cornish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Brythonic *webussu (compare Breton gweuz, Welsh gwefus), compound of *we- and Proto-Celtic *bussu (“lip”) (compare Scottish Gaelic bus, Old Irish busóc (“kiss”)), from Proto-Indo-European *bus- (“to kiss”) (compare Latin bāsium (“kiss”), Lithuanian bučiúoti, Albanian buzë (“mouth”), Persian بوسیدن (bôsidan, “to kiss”)).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gweus f (dual diwweus, plural gweusyow)
Mutation[edit]
Categories:
- Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
- Cornish terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Cornish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Cornish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Cornish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Cornish lemmas
- Cornish nouns
- Cornish feminine nouns
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