kavos

kavos

Cornish

Etymology 1

From the verb to find below (see Etymology 2). Similar to Breton kaout from kavout.

Verb

kavos (irregular)

1. to have

Conjugation

	Indicative					Subjunctive		Imperative
	Present	Imperfect	Preterite	Conditional	Future	Present- future	Imperfect
1s	y'm beus	y'm bo	y'm beu	y'm bedha	y'm bydh	y'm bo	y'm be	-
2s	y'th eus	y'th o	y' feu	y' fedha	y' fydh	y' fo	y' fe	-
3s (m)	y'n jeves	y'n jevo	y'n jeva	y'n jevedha	y'n jevydh	y'n jeffo	y'n jeffa	-
3s (f)	y's teves, y's jeves	y's tevo, y's jevo	y's teva, y's jeva	y's tevedha, y's jevedha	y's tevydh, y's jevydh	y's teffo, y's jeffo	y's teffa, y's jeffa	-
1p	y'gan beus	y'gan bo	y'gan beu	y'gan bedha	y'gan bydh	y'gan bo	y'gan be	-
2p	y'gas beus	y'gas bo	y'gas beu	y'gas bedha	y'gas bydh	y'gas bo	y'gas be	-
3p	y's teves	y's tevo	y's teva	y's tevedha	y's tevydh	y's teffo	y's teffa	-
Present participle: ow kavos Verbal adjective: (not used)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Breton kavout and Welsh cael.

Verb

kavos (irregular)

1. to find

Conjugation

	Indicative				Subjunctive		Imperative
	Pres-fut	Imperfect	Preterite	Conditional	Pres-fut	Imperfect
1s	kavav	kaven	kevis	kavsen	kyffiv	kaffen	-
2s	kevydh	kaves	kevsys	kavses	kyffi	kaffes	kav
3s	kav	kava	kavas	kavsa	kaffo	kaffa	kaves
1p	kevyn	kaven	kevsyn	kavsen	keffyn	kaffen	kevyn
2p	kevowgh	kavewgh	kevsowgh	kavsewgh	keffowgh	kaffewgh	kevowgh
3p	kavons	kavens	kevsons	kavsens	kaffons	kaffens	kavens
0	kevir	kaves	kavas	kavsys	kyffer	kaffys	-
Present participle: ow kavos Verbal adjective: kevys

Mutation

  Mutation of kavos  

Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
kavos	gavos	havos	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged