golow

See also: golów and gólow

Cornish

Etymology

From Old Cornish golou, from Proto-Brythonic *gwoluɣʉ, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-. Cognate with Breton gouloù and Welsh golau.

Noun

golow m (plural golowys)

  1. light
  2. glow

Derived terms

  • gans golow (“alight, lit”)
  • golow dydh (“daylight”)
  • golowboyntya (“highlight”, verb)
  • golowbren (“lamppost”)
  • golowgylgh (“halo”)
  • golowhe, golowi (“illuminate, glow”, verb)
  • golowji (“lighthouse”)
  • golowyans (“lighting”)
  • golowyn (“ray”)
  • gwrians golow (“photosynthesis”)
  • krevder golow (“luminous intensity”)

Adjective

golow

  1. luminous

Adverb

yn golow

  1. plainly

Mutation

Mutation of golow
radical soft aspirate hard mixed
golow wolow unchanged kolow hwolow,
wolow*

* 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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