kath
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *katsa, cognate with Hittite [Term?] (/kattu/, “spiteful”), Old Irish cath (“id”), Tocharian A kat (“destruction”), Old Norse hǫðr (“war, slaughter”). The sense development went from 'infection, disease' to 'protuberance'.
Noun
kath m (indefinite plural kathë, definite singular kathi, definite plural kathët)
- infected pimple, protuberance (in the eye)
Synonyms
- elbth
- byc
Cornish
Alternative forms
- cath
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *kaθ, from Proto-Celtic *kattā.
Pronunciation
- (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [kaːθ]
- (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [kæːθ]
Noun
kath f (plural kathes)
- cat
Mutation
Mutation of kath
| Cornish consonant mutation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
| kath | gath | hath | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged |