gonis

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle Cornish gonetheff (1sg pres), from Proto-Brythonic *gwöɣnɨðɨd, from Proto-Celtic *uɸo-gniyeti. Cognate with Breton gounid, Irish fónamh, Manx foaynoo, Scottish Gaelic fòghnadh, and Welsh gweini.

Verb

gonis

  1. to work, labour
    Synonyms: lavurya, oberi
  2. to cultivate, till, work land
    Synonyms: ametha, gonedha
  3. (agriculture) to raise

Conjugation

Conjugation of gonis
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
indicative present/future gonedhav gonedhydh gonis gonedhyn gonedhowgh gonedhons gonedhir
preterite gonedhis gonedhsys gonedhas gonedhsyn gonedhsowgh gonedhsons gonedhas
imperfect gonedhyn gonedhys gonedhi gonedhyn gonedhewgh gonedhens gonedhys
pluperfect gonedhsen gonedhses gonedhsa gonedhsen gonedhsewgh gonedhsens gonedhsys
subjunctive present/future gonetthiv gonetthi gonettho gonetthyn gonetthowgh gonetthons gonetther
imperfect gonetthen gonetthes gonettha gonetthen gonetthewgh gonetthens gonetthys
imperative — gonis gonedhes gonedhyn gonedhewgh gonedhens —
non-finites present participle ow konis verbal adjective gonedhys

Derived terms

  • gonis bewin (“farm cattle”, verb)
  • gonis deves (“raise sheep”, verb)
  • gonis gwynn (“farm dairy”, verb)
  • gonis has (“sow seeds”, verb)
  • gonis lowarthow (“horticulutre”)
  • gonis mogh (“pig farming”)
  • gonis puskes (“fish farming”)
  • gonis tir (“farm”, verb)
  • gonis unnlows (“monoculutre”)
  • Gonis Yeghes (“Health Service”)
  • gonis yer (“poultry farming”)
  • gonisek (“cultivator”)
  • gonisek civil m, gonisoges civil f (“civil servant”)
  • gonisek m, gonisoges f (“servant”)
  • gonisogethek (“agricultural”)
  • gonisyas, gonedhyas, gonedhek (“farm worker”)
  • jynn-gonis has (“drilling machine”)

Noun

gonis m (plural gonisyow)

  1. service, work
    Synonyms: gweyth, hwel, lavur, ober
  2. farming, agriculture, cultivation
    Synonyms: amethieth, amethyans, ammeth, gonisogeth, gonedhegeth
  3. (mining) gunnis/gunnies

Descendants

  • → English: gunnis, gunnies

Mutation

Mutation of gonis
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
gonis wonis unchanged konis hwonis wonis

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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