teylu

Cornish

Etymology

From Old Cornish teilu, from Proto-Brythonic *teɣlʉɣ, from Proto-Celtic *tegoslougom, from Proto-Celtic *tegos (“house”) + Proto-Celtic *slougos (“troup, army”), equivalent to chi +‎ lu. Compare Irish and Scottish Gaelic teaghlach, Manx lught thie, and Welsh teulu.

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛɪly/
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): /ˈtəɪlɪʊ/

Noun

teylu m (plural teyluyow)

1. family

Derived terms

• hanow teylu (“surname”)

Mutation

Mutation of teylu

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
teylu	deylu	theylu	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

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