cornish
/ˈkɔː.nɪʃ/US/ˈkɔɹ.nɪʃ/
cornish noun: one of several decorative rings around the barrel of a cannon; the next ring from the muzzle backwards. Also the alternative form of cornice.
Noun (1)
cornish (plural cornishes)
- One of several decorative rings around the barrel of a cannon; the next ring from the muzzle backwards.
Adjective (1)
cornish
Adjective (2) capitalized: Cornish
Cornish (not comparable)
Noun (2) capitalized: Cornish
Cornish pl (plural only)
- The inhabitants of Cornwall, especially native-born.
- Synonyms:
- Cornishman, Cornubian
Proper noun capitalized: Cornish
Cornish (countable and uncountable, plural Cornishes)
- The Celtic language of Cornwall, related to Welsh and Breton.
- There is a movement to revive Cornish.
- An unincorporated community in Weld County, Colorado.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in York County, Maine.
- A township in Aitkin County, Minnesota.
- A township in Sibley County, Minnesota.
- A town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
- A town in Jefferson County, Oklahoma.
- A town in Cache County, Utah, at the border with Idaho.
- A habitational surname from Old English [in turn originating as an ethnonym], referring to someone from Cornwall.
Also used as
cornish is also the alternative form of cornice.
cornish meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
cornish in Hindi
- कॉर्निश, कॉर्नीश
cornish in Tamil
- கார்னிஷ்
cornish in Marathi
- कॉर्निश
cornish in Urdu
- کارنیش, کارنش
More languagesFewer languages
- cornish in Bengali
- কর্নিশ, কার্নিশ
- cornish in Telugu
- కార్నిష్
- cornish in Malayalam
- കോർണിഷ്, കാർണിഷ്, കൊർണിഷ്
- cornish in Kannada
- ಕಾರ್ನಿಷ್, ಕಾರ್ನಿಶ್
- cornish in Punjabi
- ਕਾਰਨੀਸ਼
- cornish in Gujarati
- કોર્નશ
- cornish in Odia
- କାର୍ନିଶ୍
Synonyms of cornish
Forms of cornish
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | cornishes |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Cornishes |
Origin of cornish
From corn + -ish.
From Corn(wall) + -ish, from Cornish Kernewek, Kernowek.
Words formed from cornish
Phrases with cornish
Questions about cornish
- What does cornish mean?
- Cornish means one of several decorative rings around the barrel of a cannon; the next ring from the muzzle backwards.
- What is cornish in Hindi?
- Cornish in Hindi is कॉर्निश, कॉर्नीश. See Cornish meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is cornish?
- Cornish can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce cornish?
- Cornish is pronounced /ˈkɔː.nɪʃ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of cornish?
- The plural of cornish is cornishes.
Words near cornish in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cornish (page history and authors); Cornish (page history and authors); cornish (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cornish (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cornish (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cornish (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cornish (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cornish (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cornish (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cornish (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cornish (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cornish (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cornish (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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