bedh

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *beð, from Proto-Celtic *bedom. Cognate with Breton bez and Welsh bedd.

Noun

bedh m (plural bedhow)

1. grave
2. tomb

Derived terms

• bedhros (“graveyard”)
• bedhskrif (“epitaph”)
• lien bedh (“shroud”)
• men bedh (“gravestone, tombstone”)

Mutation

Mutation of bedh

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
bedh	vedh	unchanged	pedh	fedh	vedh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.