gweus

Cornish

Etymology

From Old Cornish gueus, from Proto-Brythonic *gweβus (compare Breton gweuz, Welsh gwefus), compound of *we- and Proto-Celtic *bussus (“lip”) (compare Scottish Gaelic bus, Old Irish busóc (“kiss”)), from an onomatopoeia. Compare similar onomatopoeic words in Indo-European: Latin bāsium (“kiss”), Lithuanian bučiúoti (“to kiss”), Albanian buzë (“mouth”), Persian بوسیدن (bôsidan, “to kiss”).

Pronunciation

Noun

gweus f (dual diwweus, plural gweusyow)

  1. lip
    Synonym: musel

Derived terms

  • eli gweus (“lip balm”)
  • lenter gweus (“lip gloss”)
  • liw gweus (“lipstick”)

Mutation

Mutation of gweus
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
gweus weus unchanged kweus hweus weus

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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