kerdhes

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle Cornish cerdhes, from Proto-Brythonic *kɨrðɨd, from Proto-Celtic *kerdeti. Cognate with Breton kerzhet and Welsh cerdded.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛɹðəz/

Verb

kerdhes

1. to walk, get along

   Synonym: walkya

Conjugation

Conjugation of kerdhes

		singular			plural			impersonal
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present/future	kerdhav	kerdhydh	kerdh	kerdhyn	kerdhowgh	kerdhons	kerdhir
	preterite	kerdhis	kerdhsys	kerdhas	kerdhsyn	kerdhsowgh	kerdhsons	kerdhas
	imperfect	kerdhyn	kerdhys	kerdhi	kerdhyn	kerdhewgh	kerdhens	kerdhys
	pluperfect	kerdhsen	kerdhses	kerdhsa	kerdhsen	kerdhsewgh	kerdhsens	kerdhsys
subjunctive	present/future	kerthiv	kerthi	kertho	kerthyn	kerthowgh	kerthons	kerther
	imperfect	kerthen	kerthes	kertha	kerthen	kerthewgh	kerthens	kerthys
imperative		—	kerdh	kerdhes	kerdhyn	kerdhewgh	kerdhens	—
non-finites		present participle			verbal adjective
		ow kerdhes			kerdhys

Related terms

• kerdh (“walk”, noun)

Mutation

Mutation of kerdhes

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
kerdhes	gerdhes	herdhes	unchanged	unchanged

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