benyn

Cornish

Etymology

From Old Cornish benen, from Proto-Brythonic *ben, from Proto-Celtic *benā, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈbɛnɪn]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈbɛnən]

Noun

benyn f (plural benenes)

1. woman

Mutation

Mutation of benyn

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
benyn	venyn	unchanged	penyn	fenyn	venyn

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

References

• “benyn” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.