Tuesday, 5 July 2016

More Bits of Late Cornish 11 (places 5)

Places 5
Here are some more places you might want to locate when you are out and about, plus some associated words. There are several more with the suffix –va (though this can be overused!):
gofen        
to ask
gofenva (f)        
an enquiry office
tokyn        
a ticket
tokynva (f)        
a ticket-office
box-office
feryl
a chemist
ferylva (f)
a pharmacy
sodhvaow an consel                  
the council offices
scovva chanj (f)        
a bureau de change
money-changing booth
kiosk                  
a kiosk
gov  
a smith
a blacksmith
govel (f)   
a forge
ferror
a blacksmith
a farrier (from Latin ferrum iron)
horn[1]        
iron (metal)
horn margh
a horse shoe
hornyer    
an ironmonger
shoppa hornyer        
an ironmonger’s shop
gwarajy    
a warehouse
fer    
a fair
ferla 
a fairground
prison
a prison, a gaol
jailer
a gaoler, a jailer
tavern
a tavern, an inn
tavern te
a teashop
ostel (f)
an hotel
ostel yowynkneth (f)
a youth hostel
diwosow  
drinks
diwotty
a pub




[1] Remember hens horn for railway = “iron way”

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