kavos

Cornish

Alternative forms

  • (Standard Written Form) kawas

Etymology 1

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

Verb

kavos (irregular)

  1. to have
Conjugation
Conjugation of kavos
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative present y'm beus y'th eus y'n jeves y'gan beus y'gas beus y's teves
future y'm bydh y'fyth y'n jevydh y'gan bydh y'gas bydh y's tevydh
preterite y'm beu y'feu y'n jeva y'gan beu y'gas beu y's teva
simple imperfect y'm bo y'th o y'n jevo y'gan bo y'gas bo y's tevo
habitual imperfect y'm bedha y'fedha y'n jevedha y'gan bedha y'gas bedha y's tevedha
pluperfect y'm bia y'fia y'n jevia y'gan bia y'gas bia y's tevia
subjunctive present/future y'm bo y'fo y'n jeffo y'gan bo y'gas bo y's teffo
imperfect y'be y'fe y'n jeffa y'gan be y'gas be y's teffa
non-finite forms present participle ow pos verbal adjective bedhys*

Impersonal and imperative forms are not found for this verb
*bedhys is only found in compound words − e.g. godhvedhys - ("known")

Etymology 2

From Middle Cornish kavoes, from Proto-Brythonic *kėβɨd, from Proto-Celtic *gabyeti (to take). Cognate with Breton kavout and the forms of Welsh cael with an -f- or -ff-.

Verb

kavos (irregular)

  1. to find
Conjugation
Conjugation of kavos
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
indicative present/future kavav kevydh kav kevyn kevowgh kavons kevir
preterite kevis kevsys kavas kevsyn kevsowgh kevsons kavas
imperfect kaven kaves kava kaven kavewgh kavens kaves
pluperfect kavsen kavses kavsa kavsen kavsewgh kavsens kavsys
subjunctive present/future kyffiv kyffi kaffo keffyn keffowgh kaffons kyffer
imperfect kaffen kaffes kaffa kaffen kaffewgh kaffens kaffys
imperative - kav kaves kevyn kevowgh kavens -
non-finite forms present participle ow kavos verbal adjective kevys

Mutation

Mutation of kavos
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
kavos gavos havos unchanged unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Lithuanian

Noun

kavos f

  1. genitive singular of kava
  2. nominative plural of kava
  3. vocative plural of kava