desper

desper

See also: Desper

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle English dispeir (whence modern English despair), from Anglo-Norman despeir, from Old French desperer, from Latin dēspērō.

Noun

desper m (uncountable)

  1. despair

Mutation

Mutation of desper
radical soft aspirate hard mixed
desper dhesper unchanged tesper tesper

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

References

  • “desper” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.
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