Kar-

Cornish

Etymology

From ker (“city, fort”), compare Welsh caer.

Prefix

Kar-

1. (in place names) city, fort

Derived terms

• Karadhek (“Carharrack”)
• Karaln (“Alcester”)
• Kardeva (“Chester”)
• Kardhana (“Doncaster”)
• Kardhorn (“Dorchester”)
• Kardydh (“Cardiff”)
• Karedin (“Edinburgh”)
• Karesk (“Exeter”)
• Kargisi (“Chichester”)
• Kargnogh (“Chester-le-Street”)
• Kargrug (“Bicester”)
• Kargyrn (“Cirencester”)
• Karliwelydh (“Carlisle”)
• Karlow (“Gloucester”)
• Karnarvon (“Caernarfon”)
• Karsallek (“Salisbury”)
• Karvyrdhin (“Carmarthen”)

Mutation

Mutation of Kar-

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
Kar-	Gar-	Har-	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

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