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Cernyw.

Cornwall (a peninsula, cultural area, maritime ceremonial county, and duchy in England; forming its south-western extremity, bordered by Devon in the east)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈkɛrnɨ̞u̯/North-Wales/ˈkɛrnɪu̯/South-Wales
  1. Cornwall (a peninsula, cultural area, maritime ceremonial county, and duchy in England; forming its south-western extremity, bordered by Devon in the east)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle Welsh Kernyw, from Proto-Brythonic *Körnɨw (compare Cornish Kernow, Breton Kernev). Probably ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“head; horn”) and thus cognate with Welsh carn (“hoof”) and English horn.

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