goheles

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle Cornish gowheles, from Proto-Celtic *uɸo-ud-keleti, equivalent to go- +‎ keles (“to hide”). Cognate with Welsh gochel.

Verb

goheles

  1. to avoid, circumvent
    Synonyms: avodya, avoydya
  2. to elude
    Synonyms: skapya, skeusi
  3. to evade
    Synonym: kavanskeusa

Conjugation

Conjugation of goheles
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
indicative present/future gohelav gohelydh gohel gohelyn gohelowgh gohelons gohelir
preterite gohelis gohelsys gohelas gohelsyn gohelsowgh gohelsons gohelas
imperfect gohelyn gohelys goheli gohelyn gohelewgh gohelens gohelys
pluperfect gohelsen gohelses gohelsa gohelsen gohelsewgh gohelsens gohelsys
subjunctive present/future gohelliv gohelli gohello gohellyn gohellowgh gohellons goheller
imperfect gohellen gohelles gohella gohellen gohellewgh gohellens gohellys
imperative — gohel goheles gohelyn gohelewgh gohelens —
non-finites present participle ow koheles verbal adjective gohelys

Derived terms

  • gohelfordh (“diversion”)
  • gohelus (“elusive, shy, timid”)
  • sevel orth goheles (“face up to”, verb)

Mutation

Mutation of goheles
radical soft aspirate hard mixed
goheles woheles unchanged koheles hwoheles,
woheles*

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

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