Gerva an Cùrunvîrùs
Studh 13 mis Metheven 2023
Ian Jackson
The format and abbreviations are the same as in Gerlyver Kescows, with one refinement. In these listings a middle dot following a vowel sound shows that primary stress is on that syllable (in cases where it is not the penultimate syllable); a double vertical line after a disyllabic or polysyllabic word indicates that it contains two syllables with more-or-less equal prominence.
CORNISH-ENGLISH
An English-Cornish listing will be found after the Cornish-English section.
an Army m the Army, the military
an rêwl a whegh phr the rule of six
an wolok dhyragon phr the outlook (for the future)
ancertuster m uncertainty
anellans m breathing
anhonenus adj unselfish, considerate
anhonenuster m unselfishness, consideration (for others)
anwywder [ha camwonys] phr incompetence
arbenygor m arbenygoryon expert
arbrojy m arbrojiow laboratory
arfedhysogyon gorrys dhe sygerneth phr furloughed staff
arwedhyow par hag anwesva phr flu-like symptoms
asnodhow pl resources
assayes cly·nycal m clinical trials
augrym m augrymow algorithm
begh vîrek m viral load
berranal f breathlessness
bohes y wovenek adj pessimistic
bollbrynt m bollbryntys slide (presentation)
bos clevejys a’n vîrùs phr catch the virus
bos in omwith phr be shielding
bos prevys negedhek orth an vîrùs phr test negative for the virus
bos prevys po·sytyf orth an vîrùs phr test positive for the virus
bothel f bothlow bubble (protective etc)
brâs y wovenek adj optimistic
breghlyn ‖ m breghlydnow ‖ vaccine
breha v vaccinate
briansen f throat
bys may hyller ragweles for the foreseeable future
cafadêwder m availability
chain a brovians m chainys supply chain
chy cûr m treven cûr care home
clâv a’n vîrùs phr ill with the virus
clevejus adj infectious
clevejuster m infectiousness
clevejy v infect
clevejyans m infection
cleves epydemyk m epidemic
cleves pandemyk m pandemic
cleves wheja m nausea, vomiting
clojy m clojiow hospital
clot goos m clottys goos blood clot
colgh m colhow spike (in infections)
coll sens a sawor phr loss of taste and smell
colom f kelemy dove
comen-spyrys ‖ m community spirit, neighbourliness
complethterow covyd pl covid complications
coverfu m curfew
covyd hir m long covid
Covyd Nawnjek m Covid-19
covydyot ‖ m covidiot
cowethas iliow f cowethasow iliow pharmaceutical company
Cowethyans Yêhes an Bÿs m The World Health Organization (WHO)
cresen breha f cresednow vaccination centre
cresen prevy f cresednow testing centre
cudhlen ‖ fâss f cudhlednow face covering
cùrunvîrùs ‖ m coronavirus
cùssulyor sciensek m cùssulyoryon sciensek scientific advisor
daffar prevy m testing kit
dassordya an eco·nomy phr restart the economy
dastarth m dastardhow further outbreak
degeans m closure (of business etc)
derivadow pùb jorna dhe’n wask m daily press briefing
dew vêter alês / an eyl orth y gela phr two metres apart
dobyl-vreha v double-jab
dogen m dognow dose
dornlien paper m dornlienyow paper tissue
dosbarthans m triage
dourwith m intensive care
dry in dadn rêwl phr bring under control
dryppyn m drypydnow droplet
dyberthva kelgh f dyberthvaow circuit break
dybreder adj unthinking, irresponsible
dyffransyn m dyffransydnow variant
dyscans kemyskys m blended learning
dyscos adj vulnerable
dysêsys yw y anellans phr he has difficulty breathing
dystrotha v unlock
dystrothans m unlocking
dystrybûtyans m distribution (of supplies)
dyw seythen rag, dyw seythen mes phr two weeks on, two weeks off
dywysyans gwest m hospitality industry / sector
ehen f ehenow strain (of virus)
enesa v isolate
epydemyth m epydemydhyon epidemiologist
erna vo clôwys nampyth ken phr until further notice, open-ended
esely an teylu pl family members, relatives
esponencyal adj exponential
ev yw sawyes a’n vîrùs phr he has had the virus [and recovered]
ewnradna v ration
eylgorthebek adj heterologous
fakel skevens f pneumonia
fâls-derivadow m disinformation
fâls-posytyf adj/m false positive
fara honenblêsys m complacency
fardel scodhya m fardellow scodhya support package / programme
fest in leunstroth f festow lockdown party
fevyr m fever, [high] temperature
fienasow pl anxiety
fowt cafadêwder m non-availability
fug-apposyans m fug-apposyansow mock exam[ination]
furvwir ‖ adj virtual
gallos gorotham m emergency powers
gasa an vîrùs dhe vos toth men phr let the virus rip
gedlînednow ‖ pl guidelines
An Gescresen rag Biosawder f The Joint Biosecurity Centre
gevelldemyk m gevelldemygyon twindemic (covid and flu together)
gober cleves dre laha phr statutory sick pay
golhas dêwla m handwash
gon chyrùrjery m gonow surgical gown
gorbeskys adj obese
gorlêsor m gorlêsoryon super-spreader
gorotham m emergency
gorra i'n withva phr mothball
gorra twit phr tweet v
gorthcorf ‖ m gorthcorfow antibody
gradhegy v grade
gradhegy wàr nans phr downgrade
gradhow apposyans pl examination grades
gwely clojy m gweliow hospital bed
gwestva f hospitality
gweythor alwhedhek m gweythoryon key worker
gweythor yêhes m gweythoryon health worker
gwiasva f gwiasvaow website
gwia·synar m gwia·synars webinar
gwil musurow / stappys rag phr + verb-noun take measures / steps to
gwil scol tre phr to be home-schooling
gwithva stoffyes f gwithvaow stockpile
gwrewgh sensy pellder phr keep your distance
gwynsel f gwynsellow ventilator, respirator
heb arwedhyow phr without symptoms, asymptomatic
hensador m hensadoryon road-map (figuratively)
hernes diogely m personal protective equipment (PPE)
hewil adj feasible, viable
hôk m hôkys hawk
hol-effeth m hol-effethyow side-effect
holya-trouvya ‖ phr track-and-trace, contact tracing
honenus adj selfish, inconsiderate
honenuster m selfishness, lack of consideration (for others)
imûneth m immunity
imûneth gre m herd immunity
in dadn brov phr experimental
in dadn ebron phr outdoor(s)
kensa skîtyans phr first injection
kentrevak m kentrevogyon neighbour
kescùssulyans an wask m press conference
kevarwedhyans an Governans m Government guidance
kevrath an morta·lyta f mortality rate
kevrath an sawyans f recovery rate, survival rate
kevreth golowys trafyk f traffic light system
kildro ‖ f kildroyow ‖ recession
kyns arwedhyow phr presymptomatic
lêsa v spread tr & intr
leunstroth ‖ m leunstrothow lockdown
leunstroth ‖ in udn vro phr local lockdown
level m levelyow level; tier
level an gwarnyans phr the alert level
lewyor lyfrêson m lewyoryon delivery driver
loneth f lonethy kidney
lowsel an leunstroth ‖ phr ease / lift / relax the lockdown
lyfrêson tre m home delivery
mainys socyal pl social media
mêny m mênys household
mêny istynys m mênys extended household
merwel a’n vîrùs phr die from the virus
meth m failure (of organ)
model statystyk m modelys statistical model
mothow pl shambles, fiasco
musurow costednys pl targeted measures
musurow / stappys dres kynda phr extraordinary measures
musurow / stappys diogely phr protective measures
mynk m myncas mink
na veu bythqweth kyns phr unprecedented
neus gwias col neujen [web] threads
norma·lyta nowyth (not used with an) m the new normal
nôtya v announce
nôtyans sodhogyl m nôtyansow official announcement
nowedhy stroth wàr phr reimpose restrictions on
nyver reprodùcsyon (R) m reproduction (R) number
nwyl empydnyon m brain fog
ol goly i'n skevens phr lung scarring
omenesa v self-isolate
omlêsa v spread intr
omsawya v recover (from the virus)
omwetha v shield intr
Omycron m Omicron
o·xygen (o·xyjyn) m oxygen
pain i’n vriansen phr sore throat
pas m cough
pas sëgh m dry cough
passa v cough
pathogen m pathogenow pathogen
pellder socyal m social distancing
pelldyscans m remote learning
pellvetya ‖ v use video conferencing
peryl m perylyow danger, risk
peryllya v endanger (somebody); risk (something)
pollgor cùssulya m pollgorow advisory committee
poynt a drailya an vontol phr tipping point
prenassa ownek fol v panic-buy
prenassa wàr lînen phr shop on-line
prestyans daslebmel m bounce back loan
prevy v test
Prevy-Trouvya ‖ m Test and Trace
prov antygenek m provow antigen test
prov PCR m provow PCR test (PCR = Polymerase Chain Reaction = Dasoberyans Chain Polymerâs)
prov scon y gowlwil phr rapid turn-around test
purheor dêwla m hand sanitizer
pych m pychow jab, shot (slang for injection: NB not skit, that means diarrhoea, see below)
pymthek nos phr fourteen days
pyngya v ping
pyngyans m pyngyansow ping
qwa·rantîn m quarantine
rag tro phr temporary
re boos phr overweight
resystens m resistance (to virus)
rethyans gorotham m emergency legislation
reverthy v overwhelm (the Health Service)
rumen ascûsys f rumednow exempt category
scant adj limited (resources etc)
scenaryô a’n gwelha câss m best case
scenaryô a’n câss lacka oll m worst case
sciensyth omdhonek m sciensydhyon behavioural scientist
scodhyans economyk m economic support
secùnd skîtyans phr second injection
secùnd todn phr second wave
sensadow dres termyn phr sustainable
sensy pellder see [gwrewgh] sensy pellder
sensy pellder socyal phr to social-distance
servys lyfrêson m servyssyow delivery service
Servys Yêhes (not used with an) m The [National] Health Service (NHS)
shoppys na res phr non-essential shops, non-essential retail
skevens pl lungs
skew dhyffresus f skewyow dyffresus protective screen
skit m diarrhoea
skîtyans m skîtyansow injection
skîtyans crefhe ‖ m skîtyansow booster injection
sosten m food (considered as a commodity)
spik prôtên m spîkys protein spike
sqwîthans m fatigue
sqwîthans wosa vîrùs phr post-viral fatigue
stacyon glanythter m stacyons hygiene station
statystygyon pl statistics
stoffya an withva phr stockpile v
stra·tejy dos in mes phr stra·tejys exit strategy
strethassa·y ‖ m strethassayes lateral flow test
stumdrailya ‖ v mutate
stumdrailyans ‖ m stumdrailyansow mutation
swàb m swabys swab
system imûneth m immune system
tanow adj scarce
tanowder m scarcity
tardh m tardhow outbreak
termyn gory n incubation period
termyn strothys phr [for a] limited period
terstuth m crisis
teylu ogas / nes m close family, close relatives
tomva f tomvaow hotspot
torrva tan f fire break
towlednyk Prevy-Trouvya ‖ f Test and Trace app
tra (pl taclow) a yll happya phr contingency
trailya in y garn phr do a U-turn
tremencubmyas covyd m tremencumyasow covid pass
treuscorrans ‖ m transmission (of the virus)
trewyas m sputum
tryflek y wely phr triple-layer
tus ha yêhes gwadn gansa phr people with underlying health problems
tus ker pl loved ones
tylly dre garten phr pay by card
udn mêter alês / an eyl orth y gela phr one metre apart
uhel y beryl phr [at] high-risk
uhelboynt ‖ m uhelboyntys ‖ peak (in infections)
unsys dourwith m unsysow intensive care unit (ICU)
unsys prevy hevuf m unsysow mobile testing unit
vîrologyth m vîrologydhyon virologist
vîrùs m vîrùsow virus
vysour basnet m vysours visor
vysour fâss m vysours face mask
vysour chyrù·rjery m vysours surgical mask
warlergh kelghrester ‖ phr on a rota basis
wharvedhyans gorlêsa n super-spreader event
whethfyans sodyn m surge
whythrans m (orth) research (into)
whythrans poblek m public inquiry
ENGLISH-CORNISH
For genders and plural forms see the Cornish-English listing above.
advisory committee pollgor cùssulya
the alert level level an gwarnyans
algorithm augrym
announce nôtya
antibody gorthcorf
antigen test prov antygenek
anxiety fienasow
the Army an Army
asymptomatic heb arwedhyow
availability cafadêwder
behavioural scientist sciensyth omdhonek
best case scenaryô a’n gwelha câss
blended learning dyscans kemyskys
blood clot clot goos
booster injection skîtyans crefhe
bounce back loan prestyans daslebmel
brain fog nywl empydnyon
breathing anellans
breathlessness berranal
bring under control dry in dadn rêwl
bubble bothel
care home chy cûr
catch the virus bos clevejys a’n vîrùs
circuit break dyberthva kelgh
clinical trials assayes clynycal
close family teylu ogas / nes
close relatives teylu ogas / nes
closure (of business etc) degeans
community spirit comen-spyrys
complacency fara honenblêsys
considerate anhonenus
consideration (for others) anhonenuster
contingency tra a yll happya
coronavirus cùrunvîrùs
cough pas
cough passa
covid complications complethterow covyd
Covid-19 Covyd Nawnjek
covid pass tremencubmyas covyd
covidiot covydyot
crisis terstuth
curfew coverfu
daily press briefing derivadow pùb jorna dhe’n wask
danger peryl
delivery driver lewyor lyfrêson
delivery service servys lyfrêson
diarrhoea skit
die from the virus merwel a’n vîrùs
he has difficulty breathing dysêsys yw y anellans
disinformation fâls-derivadow
distribution (of supplies) dystrybûtyans
dose dogen
double-jab dobyl-vreha
dove colom
downgrade gradhegy wàr nans
droplet dryppyn
dry cough pas sëgh
ease the lockdown lowsel an leunstroth
economic support scodhyans economyk
emergency gorotham
emergency legislation rethyans gorotham
emergency powers gallos gorotham
endanger peryllya
epidemic cleves epydemyk
epidemiologist epydemyth
examination grades gradhow apposyans
exempt category rumen ascûsys
exit strategy stratejy dos in mes
experimental in dadn brov
expert arbenygor
exponential esponencyal
extended household mêny istynys
extraordinary measures musurow / stappys dres kynda
face covering cudhlen fâss
face mask vysour fâss
failure (of organ) meth
false positive fâls-posytyf
family members esely an teylu
fatigue sqwîthans
feasible hewil
fever fevyr
fiasco mothow
fire break torrva tan
first injection kensa skîtyans
food (considered as a commodity) sosten
fourteen days pymthek nos
flu-like symptoms arwedhyow par hag anwesva
for the foreseeable future bys may hyller ragweles
furloughed staff arfedhysogyon gorrys dhe sygerneth
until further notice erna vo clôwys nampyth ken
further outbreak dastarth
Government guidance kevarwedhyans an Governans
grade gradhegy
guidelines gedlînednow
he has had the virus ev yw sawyes a’n vîrùs
hand sanitizer purheor dêwla
handwash golhas dêwla
hawk hôk
health worker gweythor yêhes
herd immunity imûneth gre
heterologous eylgorthebek
[at] high-risk uhel y beryl
high temperature fevyr
home delivery lyfrêson tre
be home-schooling gwil scol tre
hospital clojy
hospital bed gwely clojy
hospitality gwestva
hospitality industry / sector dywysyans gwest
hotspot tomva
household mêny
hygiene station stacyon glanythter
ill with the virus clâv a’n vîrùs
immune system system imûneth
immunity imûneth
incompetence anwywder [ha camwonys]
inconsiderate honenus
incubation period termyn gory
infect clevejy
infection clevejyans
infectious clevejus
infectiousness clevejuster
injection skîtyans
intensive care dourwith
intensive care unit (ICU) unsys dourwith
irresponsible dybreder
isolate enesa
jab pych
The Joint Biosecurity Centre An Gescresen rag Biosawder
keep your distance [gwrewgh] sensy pellder
key worker gweythor alwhedhek
kidney loneth
laboratory arbrojy
lack of consideration (for others) honenuster
lateral flow test strethassay
let the virus rip gasa an vîrùs dhe vos toth men
level level
lift the lockdown lowsel an leunstroth
limited (resources etc) scant
[for a] limited period termyn strothys
local lockdown leunstroth in udn vro
lockdown leunstroth
lockdown party fest in leunstroth
long covid covyd hir
loss of sense of taste and smell coll sens a sawor
loved ones tus ker
lung scarring ol goly i’n skevens
lungs skevens
take measures to gwil musurow / stappys rag
the military an Army
mink mynk
mobile testing unit unsys prevy hevuf
mock examination(s) fug-apposyans
mortality rate kevrath an mortalyta
mothball gorra i'n withva
mutate stumdrailya
mutation stumdrailyans
The [National] Health Service (NHS) Servys Yêhes
nausea cleves wheja
neighbour kentrevak
the new normal normalyta nowyth
non-availability fowt cafadêwder
non-essential retail shoppys na res
non-essential shops shoppys na res
obese gorbeskys
official announcement nôtyans sodhogyl
Omicron Omycron
one metre apart udn mêter alês / an eyl orth y gela
open-ended erna vo clôwes nampyth ken
optimistic brâs y wovenek
outbreak tardh
outdoor(s) in dadn ebron
the outlook (for the future) an wolok dhyragon
overweight re boos
overwhelm (the Health Service) reverthy
oxygen oxygen (oxyjyn)
pandemic cleves pandemyk
panic-buy prenassa ownek fol
paper tissue dornlien paper
pathogen pathogen
pay by card tylly dre garten
PCR test prov PCR
peak (in infections) uhelboynt
personal protective equipment (PPE) hernes diogely
pessimistic bohes y wovenek
pharmaceutical company cowethas iliow
ping pyngya
ping pyngyans
pneumonia fakel skevens
post-viral fatigue sqwîthans wosa vîrùs
press conference kescùssulyans an wask
presymptomatic kyns arwedhyow
protective measures musurow / stappys diogely
protective screen skew dhyffresus
protein spike spik prôtên
public inquiry whythrans poblek
quarantine qwarantîn
rapid turn-around test prov scon y gowlwil
ration ewnradna
recession kildro
recover (from the virus) omsawya
recovery rate kevrath an sawyans
reimpose restrictions on nowedhy stroth wàr
relatives esely an teylu
relax the lockdown lowsel an leunstroth
remote learning pelldyscans
reproduction (R) number nyver reprodùcsyon
research (into) whythrans (orth)
resistance (to the virus) resystens
resources asnodhow
respirator gwynsel
restart the economy dassordya an economy
risk peryl
risk peryllya
road-map (figuratively) hensador
on a rota basis warlergh kelghrester
the rule of six an rêwl a whegh
scarce tanow
scarcity tanowder
scientific advisor cùssulyor sciensek
second injection secùnd skîtyans
second wave secùnd todn
selfish honenus
selfishness honenuster
self-isolate omenesa
shambles mothow
shield omwetha
be shielding bos in omwith
shop on-line prenassa wàr lînen
shot pych
side-effect hol-effeth
slide bollbrynt
to social-distance sensy pellder socyal
social distancing pellder socyal
social media mainys socyal
sore throat pain i’n vriansen
spike (in infections) colgh
spread lêsa tr & intr, omlesa intr
sputum trewyas
statistical model model statystyk
statistics statystygyon
statutory sick pay gober cleves dre laha
take steps to gwil musurow / stappys rag
stockpile gwithva stoffyes
stockpile stoffya an withva
strain ehen
super-spreader gorlêsor
super-spreader event wharvedhyans gorlêsa
supply chain chain a brovians
support package fardel scodhya
support programme fardel scodhya
surge whethfyans sodyn
surgical gown gon chyrùrjery
surgical mask vysour chyrùrjery
survival rate kevrath an sawyans
sustainable sensadow dres termyn
swab swàb
targeted measures musurow costednys
temporary rag tro
test prevy
Test and Trace Prevy-Trouvya
Test and Trace app towlednyk Prevy-Trouvya
test negative for the virus bos prevys negedhek orth an vîrùs
test positive for the virus bos prevys posytyf orth an vîrùs
testing centre cresen prevy
testing kit daffar prevy
throat briansen
tier level
tipping point poynt a drailya an vontol
track-and-trace holya-trouvya
traffic light system kevreth golowys trafyk
transmission (of the virus) treuscorrans
triage dosbarthans
triple-layer tryflek y wely
tweet gorra twit
two metres apart dew vêter alês / an eyl orth y gela
two weeks on, two weeks off dyw seythen rag, dyw seythen mes
uncertainty ancertuster
unlock dystrotha
unlocking dystrothans
people with underlying health problems tus ha yêhes gwadn gansa
unprecedented na veu bythqweth kyns
unselfish anhonenus
unselfishness anhonenuster
unthinking dybreder
do a U-turn trailya in y garn
vaccinate v breha
vaccination centre cresen breha
vaccine breghlyn
variant dyffransyn
ventilator gwynsel
viable hewil
use video conferencing pellvetya
viral load begh vîrek
virologist vîrologyth
virtual furvwir
virus vîrùs
visor vysour basnet
vomiting cleves wheja
vulnerable dyscoos
web threads neus gwias
webinar gwiasynar
website gwiasva
without symptoms heb arwedhyow
The World Health Organization (WHO) Cowethyans Yêhes an Bÿs
worst case scenaryô a’n câss lacka oll