kevnis

Cornish

Alternative forms

• kenis (Revived Late Cornish)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Breton kevnid.

Noun

kevnis f (collective, singulative kevnisen)

1. spiders

Derived terms

• gwias kevnis (“spider web”)
• own kevnis (“arachnophobia”)

Mutation

Mutation of kevnis

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
kevnis	gevnis	hevnis	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

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