teyl

Cornish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Breton teil and Welsh tail.

Noun

teyl m (uncountable)

  1. manure
    Hyponyms: (of cows) busel, (of sheep/goats) kagal, (carted) karrdeyl, (leaf) ligennow, (of fish) mon, (of sheep) pryllyon
  2. fertiliser
    Synonym: mon

Derived terms

  • teyla (“manure”, verb)
  • teylek (“dungheap”)

Mutation

Mutation of teyl
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
teyl deyl theyl unchanged unchanged unchanged

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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