godhvos

Cornish

Alternative forms

• goffos (Revived Late Cornish)

Etymology

From Old Cornish *godbod. Originally a compound of bos (“to be”) with an adjective derived from Proto-Celtic *wid-, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know”). Cognate with Breton gouzout and Welsh gwybod.

Verb

godhvos (irregular)

1. know

Conjugation

	Indicative				Subjunctive		Imperative
	Pres-fut	Imperfect	Preterite	Conditional	Pres-fut	Imperfect
1s	gonn	godhyen	godhvev	godhvien	godhviv	godhven	-
2s	godhes	godhyes	godhves	godhvies	godhvi	godhves	gor, godhvydh
3s	gor	godhya	godhva	godhvia	godhvo	godhva	godhvedhes
1p	godhon	godhyen	godhven	godhvien	godhvyn	godhven	godhvedhyn
2p	godhowgh	godhyewgh	godhvewgh	godhviewgh	godhvowgh	godhvewgh	godhvedhewgh
3p	godhons	godhyens	godhvens	godhviens	godhvons	godhvens	godhvedhens
0	godhor	godhyes	godhves	godhvies	godher	godhves	-
Present participle: ow kodhvos Verbal adjective: godhvedhys

Mutation

Mutation of godhvos

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
godhvos	wodhvos	unchanged	kodhvos	hwodhvos	wodhvos