melhwes
Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *melw- (“soft”) (compare Breton melw (“snot”)); akin to Breton melc’hwed, Welsh malwod.
Noun
melhwes f (singulative melhwesen or melhwyjen)
Synonyms
- (snails): bulhornes
- (slugs): melhwen, gluthvelhwen
Mutation
Mutation of melhwes
| Cornish consonant mutation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
| melhwes | velhwes | unchanged | unchanged | felhwes | velhwes |
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