ammeth

Cornish

Alternative forms

• (Revived Late Cornish) abmeth

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *ammaɨθ (“labourer”), from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos (“servant”). Cognate with Welsh amaeth.

Noun

ammeth f

1. agriculture, farming

   Synonyms: amethyans, gonis, amethieth

2. cultivation
3. husbandry

Derived terms

• ametha (“work land, farm”, verb)
• amethel (“agricultural”)
• amether (“agriculturalist”)
• amethi (“farm”, verb)
• amethieth (“agriculture”)
• amethva (“farm”)
• amethyans (“agriculture”)
• amethys (“cultivated”)
• ammeth organek (“organic farming”)
• kesamethva (“collective”)
• tir ammeth (“farmland”)