Cornish word

dowr

water

noun

dowr means “water” in Cornish and is used as a noun.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	dowr
Treylyans medhel / nessa studh	dhowr
Treylyans kales / peswora studh	towr
Treylyans kemyskys / pympes studh	towr

An dowr o re domm de.

The water was too hot yesterday.

Prag yth es’ta owth eva dowr?

Why are you drinking water?

Prag yth esowgh hwi owth eva dowr?

Why are you drinking water?

My a wrug eva an dowr.

I drank the water.

Ny evav aga dowr.

I don't drink their water.

Food

amanyn

butter

aval

apple

backen

bacon

bara

bread

barkado

densely packed pile of fish for curing

ber

roasting spit

blas

taste

bleus

flour

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