gew

Cornish

Alternative forms

• (Common Cornish) guw

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wai, from Proto-Indo-European *wáy. Compare Welsh gwae, Breton gwa.

Noun

gew m (plural gewow)

1. woe

Usage notes

• Mutates irregularly to wew after the definite article.

Mutation

  Mutation of gew  

Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
gew	ew	unchanged	kew	hew	hew