troos

Cornish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Revived Middle Cornish) /troːz/, (Revived Late Cornish) /truːz/

Etymology 1

From Middle Cornish troys, from Old Cornish truit, from Proto-Brythonic *traɣed, from Proto-Celtic *tregess, from Proto-Indo-European *tregʰ- (“to run, walk”), apparently a variant of *dʰregʰ- (“to run”). Cognate with Breton troad, Irish and Scottish Gaelic troigh, Manx trie, and Welsh troed.

Noun

troos m (dual dewdros, plural treys)

1. (anatomy) foot

Derived terms

• bys troos (“toe”)
• kanstros (“centipede”)
• mildros (“millipede”)
• ol troos (“footprint”)
• troos-hys (“foot (unit)”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Brythonic *tröd, from Proto-Celtic *trozdī, from Proto-Indo-European *trosdos. Cognate with Breton tred and Welsh drudwen.

Noun

troos m (plural treysi)

1. starling

   Synonym: trojen

Mutation

Mutation of troos

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
troos	droos	throos	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

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