termyn

Cornish

Etymology

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Noun

termyn m (plural termynyow)

1. time
   • c. 1667, Nicolas Boson, Jooan Chei an Horr:

     En termen ez passiez thera Trigaz en St.Levan Dean ha Bennen en Tellar creiez chei a Horr.

     En termyn eus passyes th'era trigys en Selevan den ha benyn en teller kreiys Chei an Hor'.

     Once upon a time, there lived in St Levan a man and a woman in a place called the Ram's House.

Slovincian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Termin. Compare Kashubian termin and Polish termin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛrˈmɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɪn
• Syllabification: ter‧myn

Noun

termyn m inan (related adjective termynôwy)

1. term (time set aside to do something, defined as a certain period or as a specific day)

Further reading

• Lorentz, Friedrich (1912) “termḯn”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 1213