gwels

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwellt, from Proto-Celtic *gʷeltā.

Noun

gwels (collective, singulative gwelsen f)

  1. grass

Derived terms

  • gwels du, gwels lost lowarn (“blackgrass”)
  • gwelsek, gwerwels, peurwels (“pasture”)
  • gwelsen (“blade of grass”)
  • gwelsladher (“herbicide”)

Mutation

Mutation of gwels
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
gwels wels unchanged kwels hwels wels

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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