mowes

Cornish

Alternative forms

• mos (Revived Late Cornish)

Etymology

From maw (“boy”) +‎ -es. Compare Breton maouez.

Noun

mowes f (plural mowysi)

1. girl

Mutation

Mutation of mowes

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
mowes	vowes	unchanged	unchanged	fowes	vowes

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

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

mowes

1. plural of mowe (“grin, taunt”)

Etymology 2

Noun

mowes

1. plural of mowe (“haystack”)