dygynsete
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Cornish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From de genzhete, from Middle Cornish degens ytte, a contraction of dydh kyns es de; "day former than yesterday."[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [dɪˌɡɪnzɛˈtɛː]
Noun
[edit]dygynsete m
Adverb
[edit]dygynsete
- on the day before yesterday
Usage notes
[edit]- Irregularly stressed on the second and fourth syllables.
References
[edit]- ^ 2020, An Gerlyver Meur, ed. Dr Ken George (3rd edition, p.179)