derow

Cornish

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈdɛrɔʊ]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈdɛrɔ]

Etymology 1

From Old Cornish dar, from Proto-Brythonic *dar, from Proto-Celtic *daru, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru; compare Ancient Greek δόρυ (dóru, “tree”).

Noun

derow m (singulative derowen or derwen)

1. (collective) oaks

Synonyms

• dar

Etymology 2

Related to Middle Breton dezrou, Welsh dechrau (“start, beginning”), of which the second element could be related to Latin creo (“I grow, give existence to”).

Noun

derow m (plural derowyow)

1. beginning, start

Mutation

Mutation of derow

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
derow	dherow	unchanged	terow	terow	terow