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. river

   Synonyms: avon, ryver

3. lake

   Synonym: lynn

4. urine

Derived terms

• Dowr Alen (“River Allen (Truro)”)
• Dowr Amal (“Red River (Marazion)”)
• Dowr an Wynyk (“St Austell River”)
• Dowr Dinlonk (“De Lank River”)
• Dowr Enni (“River Inny”)
• dowr ewonek (“mineral water”)
• Dowr Fala (“River Fal”)
• Dowr Gwernan (“Par River”)
• Dowr Gwyles (“River Gannel”)
• Dowr Kammel (“River Camel”)
• Dowr Kohar (“River Cober”)
• Dowr Koner (“Red River (Camborne)”)
• Dowr Lehen (“River Allen (North Cornwall)”)
• Dowr Mahonyer (“Helford River”)
• Dowr Melynheyl (“River Menalhyl”)
• Dowr Pen Pont (“Penpont Water”)
• dowr sall (“salt water”)
• Dowr Tamar (“River Tamar”)
• dowr tomm (“brandy”)
• dowr tomm Alban (“Scotch whisky”)
• dowr tomm Iwerdhon (“Irish whiskey”)
• dowr tomm molas (“rum”)
• dowr tonek (“tonic water”)
• dowra (“water”, verb)
• dowrans (“drainage”)
• dowrargh (“water tank”)
• dowrbons (“aqueduct”)
• dowrek (“watery”)
• dowrfols (“leak”)
• dowrgi (“otter”)
• dowrgleudh (“channel, canal”)
• dowrhe (“irrigate, water”, verb)
• dowrheans (“irrigation”)
• dowrhyns (“aquifer”)
• dowrlam (“waterfall”)
• dowrliw (“watercolour”)
• dowrskia (“waterski”, verb)
• dowrvargh (“hippopotamus”)
• dowrya (“moisten”)
• ewik dhowr (“water deer (doe)”)
• karow dowr (“water deer (stag)”)
• leugh dowr (“water deer (fawn)”)
• melin dhowr (“water mill”)
• pedrevan dhowr (“salamander”)
• piben dhowr (“hosepipe”)
• plomp dowr (“water pump”)
• pomp dowr (“water pump”)
• pompell dhowr (“water pump”)
• skollyer dowr (“sprinkler”)
• skudell dowr (“water lily”)
• toll dhowr (“water rate”)
• yet dhowr (“flood gate, lock”)
• yn-dann dhowr (“underwater”)

Mutation

Mutation of dowr

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed 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)