enep

Cornish

Etymology

From Old Cornish eneb, from Proto-Brythonic *eneb, from Proto-Celtic *enīkʷom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éni-h₃kʷ-o-. Cognate with Breton eneb and Welsh wyneb.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛnɛp/

Noun

enep m (plural enebow)

  1. face
    Synonyms: bejeth, fas, greuv
  2. exterior
    Synonym: tu a-ves
  3. surface
    Synonym: arenep

Derived terms

  • arenep (“surface”)
  • enebi (“face, oppose”, verb)
  • enebieth (“opposition”)
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