gweus

Cornish

Etymology

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 (bōsīdan, “to kiss”)).

Pronunciation
  • (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [ɡwøːz]
  • (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [ɡweːz]

Noun

gweus f (dual diwweus, plural gweusyow)

  1. lip

Mutation
  Mutation of gweus  
Cornish consonant mutation
unmutatedsoftaspiratehardmixedmixed after 'th
gweus weus unchanged kweus hweus weus
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