keth

Cornish

Etymology 1

From Old Cornish cait, from Proto-Brythonic *kaɨθ, from Proto-Celtic *kaxtos, from Proto-Indo-European *kaptós. Cognate with Breton kaezh and Welsh caeth.

Noun

keth m (plural kethyon)

1. captive, slave

Coordinate terms

• kethes f

Derived terms

• kethhe, kethi (“enslave”, verb)
• kethneth (“slavery, captivity”)

Adjective

keth

1. captive, servile

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Possibly from Etymology 1, or cognate with Welsh certh.”

Adjective

keth

1. identical

   Synonym: kethsam

2. same

Derived terms

• an keth ha (“the same as”)
• an keth onan (“the same one”)
• kethreydhel (“homosexual, gay”)
• kethseth (“identical”)
• y'n keth maner (“similarly”)

Mutation

Mutation of keth

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
keth	geth	heth	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

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