lyther

Cornish

Alternative forms

• lether (Revived Late Cornish)

Etymology

From Middle Cornish lyther, from Proto-Brythonic *llɨθer, borrowed from Latin littera. Cognate with Breton lizher and Welsh llythyr.

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈlɪθɛr]

Noun

lyther m (plural lytherow)

1. (document) letter, epistle

   My a wrug fanja gas lyther seythen alemma.

   I received your letter a week ago.

Derived terms

• lyther nowodhow (“newsletter”)
• lytherdol (“postage”)
• lytheren (“letter (symbol)”)
• lytherer, lytherwas, lytheryas (“postman”)
• lytherva (“post office”)
• lythervowes (“postwoman”)