gelvinek

Cornish

Etymology

From gelvin (“beak”) +‎ -ek.

Noun

gelvinek m (plural gelvinogyon or gelvinoges)

  1. curlew

Mutation

Mutation of gelvinek
radical soft aspirate hard mixed
gelvinek elvinek unchanged kelvinek helvinek

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

Further reading

  • “gelvinek” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.
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