Manow

Cornish

Baner Enys Vanow.
Manow yn Europa.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Irish Mana (“Isle of Man, Anglesey”), from Proto-Celtic *moniyos (“mountain”). Doublet of menydh (“mountain”). Cognate with Breton Manav, English Man, and Welsh Manaw.

Proper noun

Manow f

  1. Isle of Man (an island and Crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea)
    Synonym: Enys Vanow

Derived terms

  • Manowek (“Manx language”)
  • manowek (“Manx”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutation of Manow
radical soft aspirate hard mixed
Manow Vanow unchanged unchanged Fanow,
Vanow*

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

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