Cornish word

desper

despair

nounmasculine

desper means “despair” in Cornish and is used as a noun.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	desper
Treylyans medhel / nessa studh	dhesper
Treylyans kales / peswora studh	tesper
Treylyans kemyskys / pympes studh	tesper

Emotions

ahwer

sorrow

amovyans

emotion

bodh

wish

bolonjedh

wish

dalgh

content

desir

desire

diber

saddle

dieth

shame

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