pyth

Cornish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Cornish peth, peyth, pyth, from Proto-Brythonic *peθ (compare Welsh peth, Breton pezh), from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis (compare Irish cuid).

Pronunciation

Noun

pyth m (plural pythow)

  1. thing
    Synonyms: taklen, tra
  2. material, matter
    Synonyms: daffar, devnydh, mater, stoff
  3. commodity, possession, property
    Synonyms: gwaren, kenwerthen, kerth, perghenogeth, possessyon
  4. appliance
    Synonyms: darbar, tra

Derived terms

  • an pyth kampollys diwettha (“the latter”)
  • an pyth kampollys kynsa (“the former”)
  • neppyth (“anything, something”)
  • pyth ha da (“possessions”)

Pronoun

pyth

  1. (interrogative) what, that which
    Pyth yw hemma? ― What is this?
    Pyth yw dha hanow? ― What is your name?

Mutation

Mutation of pyth
radical soft aspirate hard mixed
pyth byth fyth unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Middle English

Noun

pyth

  1. alternative form of pith