yeth
Cornish
Alternative forms
- 'eth (Revived Late Cornish)
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *jeiθ, from Proto-Celtic *yextis (“language”).
Pronunciation
- (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [jɛːθ]
- (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [eːθ]
Noun
yeth f (plural yethow)
- language
- Synonym: taves
- 2019 July, Denzil Monk, Ragdres Hwithrans Darlesor Gonis Poblek Kernewek Agwedh Onan – Studhyans Arhwilas Derivas[1]:
- An Yeth Kernewek yw tresor yn kolon an wonisogeth kernewek ha honanieth unnik dhe Gernow.
- The Cornish language, Kernewek, is a treasure at the heart of Cornish culture and Cornwall’s unique cultural identity.
Derived terms
- mammyeth (“mother tongue”)
- yeth le-usys (“minority lanuguage”)
- yeth plen (“prose”)
- yeth teythyek (“vernacular language”)
- yethador (“grammar”)
- yethel, yethoniethel (“linguistic”)
- yethonieth (“linguistics”)
- yethonydh (“linguist”)
- yethor, yethores (“linguist”)
Lower Tanana
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *yəx̣s. Cognate with Ahtna yaas, Navajo yas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jəθ/
Noun
yeth
Derived terms
- yethbo (“snowy owl”)
Related terms
Stem
yeth
- Verbal stem occurring in the following root, aspect, and mode combinations:
References
- Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 490