didhemedhi
Cornish
Etymology
From di- + demedhi (“to marry”).
Pronunciation
- (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [ˌdɪðɛˈmɛði]
- (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [ˌdɪðəˈmɛði]
Verb
didhemedhi
- to divorce
Conjugation
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| indicative | present/future | didhemedhav | didhemedhydh | didhemedh | didhemedhyn | didhemedhowgh | didhemedhons | didhemedhir | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| preterite | didhemedhis | didhemedhsys | didhemedhis | didhemedhsyn | didhemedhsowgh | didhemedhsons | didhemedhis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| imperfect | didhemedhyn | didhemedhys | didhemedhi | didhemedhyn | didhemedhewgh | didhemedhens | didhemedhys | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| pluperfect | didhemedhsen | didhemedhses | didhemedhsa | didhemedhsen | didhemedhsewgh | didhemedhsens | didhemedhsys | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| subjunctive | present/future | didhemetthiv | didhemetthi | didhemettho | didhemetthyn | didhemetthowgh | didhemetthons | didhemetther | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| imperfect | didhemetthen | didhemetthes | didhemettha | didhemetthen | didhemetthewgh | didhemetthens | didhemetthys | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| imperative | — | didhemedh | didhemedhes | didhemedhyn | didhemedhewgh | didhemedhens | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| non-finites | present participle | ow tidhemedhi | verbal adjective | didhemedhys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derived terms
- didhemedhyans (“divorce”, verb)
- didhemedhys (“divorced”)
Mutation
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| didhemedhi | dhidhemedhi | unchanged | tidhemedhi | tidhemedhi | tidhemedhi |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- “didhemedhi” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.
- Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (in Cornish), 2018, published 2018, page 39