The final consonants in the sections of the following table
may be treated as allophones of the /-s/ phoneme.
| Rhyming words in stressed -es /-ɛs/ from Old Cornish /-ɛs/ (full list) |
||
|---|---|---|
| a-ves | PP | away |
| bes | 62 | thou mayest be |
| dhe-ves | AV | away |
| dres | PP | beyond |
| es | AJ | easy |
| fes | 13 | drives away |
| gwres | MN | heat |
| kres | MN | centre |
| les | MN | plant |
| les | MN | profit |
| mes | AV | out |
| mes | CN | acorns |
| nes | AJ | near |
| res | FN | row |
| tes | MN | heat |
| trethes | MN | great heat |
| yes | 13 | confesses | Rhyming words in stressed -es from English /-ɛz/ |
| attes | AV | at ease |
| dises | MN | disease |
| ges | MN | jeer |
| ples | 13 | pleases | Rhyming words in stressed -es from English /-ɛs/ |
| pes | MN | peace |
| tres | MN | trace |
| tres | 13 | traces | Rhyming words in stressed -es from unrounding of Cornish /-œs/ |
| e's | 13 | is |
| de's | 72 | come! |
| tre's | AJ | wicked | Rhyming word in stressed -es from simplification of Cornish /-ɛrs/ |
| fe's | AJ | fierce |
Long stressed /ɪ/ was lowered and fell together with /ɛ/;
not all words with /ɪ/ suffered the change at the same time: for details click here.
Words highlighted in gold were commonly found in Middle Cornish
with both [-'ɪːz] and [-'ęːz].
In GM20, some are spelled with -ys and others with -es.
| Rhyming words in stressed -ez from Old Cornish /-ɛd/ (attested as rhymes) |
||
|---|---|---|
| a-lez | AV | outstretched |
| ez | 22 | thou wast |
| hez | FN | swarm |
| krez | FN | faith |
| krez | MN | peace |
| lez | MN | width |
| pez | 13 | endures |
| rez | 13 | runs | Rhyming words in stressed -ez [-'ęːz] from Old Cornish /-ɪd/ (attested as rhymes) |
| a-hez | AV | along |
| bez | MN | world |
| krez | 13 | believes |
| krez | MN | peace |
| prez | MN | time |
| rez | MN | need | Rhyming words in stressed -ez [-'ęːz] probably from Old Cornish /-eɪd/ (attested as rhymes) |
| drez | PT | brought |
| degez | PT | closed |
| gwrez | PT | made |
| -hez | PT | (past participle ending) |
| pez | PT | paid |
| rez | PT | given | Rhyming words in stressed -es [-'ęːz] from unrounding of Cornish [-œːz] (attested as rhymes) |
| bre'z | MN | judgment |
| kne'z | MN | flesh |
| Rhyming words in unstressed -ez [-ɛz] (attested at least 10 times as rhymes) |
||
|---|---|---|
| bennigez | AJ | blessed |
| bonez | VN | to be |
| gwelez | VN | to see |
| gwerez | VN | to help |
For these, click on the appropriate link.
-edhes,
-edhez,
-eles,
-elez,
-eres,
-ethes.
-owes.
-yrghes.
There are about 320 of these.