edhen

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle Cornish edhyn, from Old Cornish hethen, from Proto-Brythonic *edn, from Proto-Celtic *ɸetnos, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥.

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈɛðɛn]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈɛðɐn]

Noun

edhen f (plural ydhyn or edhnow)

1. bird

Derived terms

• edhen an kwyllennow (“secretarybird”)
• edhen an mordardh (“surfbird”)
• edhen kerensa (“lovebird”)
• edhen saym (“oilbird”)
• edhen tommen (“scrub fowl”)
• edhen-hwyrni (“hummingbird”)
• edhengi (“retriever”)

References

• “edhen” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.