bÿs

See also: bys

Cornish

Alternative forms

bys, bës, bes

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /biːz/, /beːz/

Etymology 1

From Old Cornish bid, from Proto-Brythonic *bɨd, from Proto-Celtic *bitus.

Noun

bÿs m (plural bysow)

  1. world
    • c. 1375, Pascon agan Arluth:
      ha kymmys yn bys vs vas
      and all that is good in the world

Noun

bÿs m (plural besias)

  1. finger

Mutation
  Mutation of bÿs  
Cornish consonant mutation
unmutatedsoftaspiratehardmixedmixed after 'th
bÿs vÿs unchanged pÿs fÿs vÿs
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