Weather words in Cornish
Weather words and weather-related expressions in Cornish with English equivalents.
| Kernewek |
English |
| Kewer / an gewer |
Weather / the weather |
| Fatel yw an gewer? |
How's the weather? |
| Brav yw (hi) |
It's fine |
| Splann yw (hi) |
It's excellent |
| Tomm yw (hi) |
It's warm / hot |
| Tesek yw (hi) |
It's hot |
| Pooth yw (hi) |
It's hot / scorching |
| Howl |
Sun |
| Howlyek |
Sunny |
| Howlyek yw (hi) |
It's sunny |
| Goyeyn yw (hi) |
It's cool |
| Yeyn yw (hi) |
It's cold |
| Euthyk yw (hi) |
It's awful, horrible |
| Gwyns |
Wind |
| Gwynsek yw (hi) |
It's windy |
| Awel |
A gale |
| Kommol |
Cloud |
| Komolek yw |
It's cloudy |
| Niwl |
fog, haze, mist |
| Niwlek yw |
It's foggy / hazy / misty |
| Gleb / glyb |
wet |
| Glyb yw (hi) |
It's wet |
| Glaw |
rain |
| Hi a wra glaw |
It's raining |
| Keser |
Hail |
| Hi a wra keser |
It's hailing |
| Ergh |
Snow |
| Hi a wra ergh |
It's snowing |
| Yma taran ha lughes |
There is thunder and lightning |
| Kabmdhavas / Kammneves |
rainbow |
| Tempredh |
Temperature |
| Rew |
Frost |
| Hager-awel |
Storm, squall, tempest |
Links
Sources and more weather words in Cornish
https://www.memrise.com/course/1569471/learn-cornish-1/21/
http://www.cornishdictionary.org.uk/browse3?combine=weather
https://www.learncornishnow.com/uploads/2/0/6/8/20689328/20140307_klubkernewek_issue5.pdf
http://www.kesva.org/sites/default/files/kdl-files/kdlfss03_0.pdf
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