bewa

Cornish

Etymology

From byw (“alive”) +‎ -a.

Verb

bewa

1. to live, be alive

Conjugation

Conjugation of bewa

		singular			plural			impersonal
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present/future	bewav	bewydh	bew	bewyn	bewowgh	bewons	bewir
	preterite	bewis	bewsys	bewas	bewsyn	bewsowgh	bewsons	bewas
	imperfect	bewen	bewes	bewa	bewen	bewewgh	bewens	bewys
	pluperfect	bewsen	bewses	bewsa	bewsen	bewsewgh	bewsens	bewsys
subjunctive	present/future	bewiv	bewi	bewo	bewyn	bewowgh	bewons	bewer
	imperfect	bewen	bewes	bewa	bewen	bewewgh	bewens	bewys
imperative		—	bew	bewes	bewyn	bewewgh	bewens	—
non-finites		present participle			verbal adjective
		ow pewa			bewys

Derived terms

• bewa orth (“live on, live off”, verb)
• bewys (“experienced”)

Mutation

Mutation of bewa

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
bewa	vewa	unchanged	pewa	fewa, vewa*

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