gweus

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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

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  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Revived Late Cornish" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [ɡweːz]

Noun

gweus f (dual diwweus, plural gweusyow)

  1. lip

Mutation

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