kowan
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Cornish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
cowan (Traditional spelling)
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈkɔwan]
- (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈkɔwɐn]
Noun[edit]
kowan f (plural kowannow)
Compounds[edit]
- kowan benn kath (“long-eared owl”)
- kowan benn tew (“tawny owl”)
- kowan sparr hok (“hawk owl”)
- kowan vyghan (“little owl”)
- kowan woon (“short-eared owl”)
- kowan wynn (“barn owl”)
Derived terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Mutation of kowan
Cornish consonant mutation | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
kowan | gowan | howan | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged |
English[edit]
Noun[edit]
kowan (plural kowans)
- Obsolete spelling of cowan (a worker in unmortared stone, an unapprenticed stonemason). [17th century]