Cornish word

mes

but

conjunction

mes means “but” in Cornish and is used as a conjunction.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	mes
Treylyans medhel / nessa studh	ves
Treylyans kemyskys / pympes studh	fes

A allav vy mos yn-mes a’n stevel?

Can I go out of the room?

Ny vynnen anwosi, ytho nyns yth yn-mes.

I didn't want to catch a cold, so I didn't go out.

Yma’n dhewbries ow mos yn-mes a’n eglos.

The couple are going out of the church.

Hi a wra ergh yn-mes.

It snows outside.

Yma hi ow kul glaw yn-mes.

It's raining outside.

Communication

ages

than

awos

because

or (conjunction); also subjunctive of 'bos' (be)

boken

or else

dell

drefen

because

drefenn

because

ernag

till

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