Cornish

See also: cornish

English

Etymology

From Corn(wall) +‎ -ish, from Cornish Kernewek, Kernowek.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːnɪʃ/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːɹnɪʃ/

Adjective

Cornish (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Cornwall, a county of southwest England.
  2. Native to Cornwall.
  3. Of or pertaining to the Cornish language.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

Cornish pl (plural only)

  1. (collectively) The inhabitants of Cornwall, especially native-born.

Synonyms

Proper noun

Cornish

  1. The Celtic language of Cornwall, related to Welsh and Breton.
    There is a movement to revive Cornish.
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Weld County, Colorado.
    2. A town and census-designated place therein, in York County, Maine.
    3. A township in Aitkin County, Minnesota.
    4. A township in Sibley County, Minnesota.
    5. A town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
    6. A town in Jefferson County, Oklahoma.
    7. A town in Cache County, Utah, at the border with Idaho.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English [in turn originating as an ethnonym], referring to someone from Cornwall.

Derived terms

  • Cornish Flat (New Hampshire)

Translations

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Cornish terms

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