torgh

Cornish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *tworkos. Cognate with Breton tourc'h, Irish torc, Scottish Gaelic torc and Welsh twrch.

Noun

torgh m (plural torghes)

1. hog
2. boar

   Synonyms: badh, bora

Derived terms

• torghlost (“springtail, Onychiurus”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Brythonic *torx, from Latin torquis. Cognate with Welsh torch.

Noun

torgh f (plural tergh)

1. torque (braided collar)
2. coil, collar

Derived terms

• torghedh (“torque (physics)”)
• torghek (“collared”)

Mutation

Mutation of torgh

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
torgh	dorgh	thorgh	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

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