[Spellyans] tycky Duw

[Craig Weatherhill]

As far as I'm aware, the Cornish word for butterfly is only attested  
in the singular and from Late Cornish (Lhuyd).  The plural doesn't  
seem to occur in the texts (although I may be wrong).

Nance has tykky dewas for the plural, as does Nicholas (as tycky- 
Dewas); Neil has ticky diuas.  Ken G, Dick Gendall and Dan don't offer  
a plural.

I wonder if these modern plurals are right.  *tycky Duw translates as  
"God's pretty thing" and, therefore, the plural should translate as  
"God's pretty things".  Should a single God be pluralised?

It seems right to me that the plural should, instead, be "tyckyes Duw"  
or "tyckyas Duw".  - pretty things of God".  Otherwise, it would  
translate as "pretty thing of gods".

Any thoughts?
--
Craig