barbour

See also: Barbour

Cornish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English barbour (whence modern English barber).

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): /ˈbaːɹ.bɔɹ/

Noun

barbour m (plural barbours)

1. barber, hairdresser

Mutation

Mutation of barbour

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
barbour	varbour	unchanged	parbour	farbour, varbour*

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

References

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

Old French

Alternative forms

• barber, barbere, barbeor, barbier

Etymology

barbe +‎ -our

Noun

barbour oblique singular, m (oblique plural barbours, nominative singular barbours, nominative plural barbour)

1. (Anglo-Norman) barber (one who cuts another's hair as a profession)

Descendants

• → Middle English: barbour
  • English: barber
    • → Indonesian: barber
    • → Plautdietsch: Barba
    • → Polish: barber
  • → Cornish: barbour