hanow

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *anw, from Proto-Celtic *anman, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥. Cognate with Welsh enw and Breton anv.

Noun

hanow m (plural henwyn)

  1. name
  2. (grammar) noun

Derived terms

  • benyn meur hy hanow f, den meur y hanow m (“celebrity”)
  • hanow benow (“feminine noun”)
  • hanow dewel (“dual noun”)
  • hanow fug (“pseudonym”)
  • hanow gorow (“masculine noun”)
  • hanow gwann (“adjective”)
  • hanow gwari (“stage name”)
  • hanow kuntellek (“collective noun”)
  • hanow kynsa (“forename”)
  • hanow liesplek (“plural noun”)
  • hanow niveradow (“count noun”)
  • hanow perghennek (“proper noun”)
  • hanow pluven (“pen name”)
  • hanow teylu (“surname”)
  • hanow tysk (“mass noun”)
  • hanow verbel (“verb noun”)
  • hanoweger m, hanowegor m, hanowegores f (“celebrity”)
  • kavos hanow (“gain a reputation”, verb)
  • py hanow os ya?, pyth yw dha hanow? (“what is your name?”)
  • tebel-hanow (“bad name, bad reputation”)

Adverb

yn hanow

  1. nominally
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