gweres

Cornish

Etymology 1

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) From Middle Cornish gweras, from Old Cornish gueret. Cognate with Welsh gweryd.

    Noun

    gweres m (plural gweresow)

    1. earth, ground, humus, soil
      Synonym: dor
    Derived terms
    • gweres feyth, gweres gonedhes, gweres jarnek (“cultivated soil”)
    • gweres kalghek gorm (“calcareous brown soil”)
    • rewweresonieth (“cryopedology”)

    Etymology 2

      From Middle Cornish gueres, from Proto-Brythonic *gwarėdɨd, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreteti. Cognate with Welsh gwared, gwaredu.

      Verb

      gweres

      1. to aid, assist, help
        Synonyms: skoodhya, sokra
      Conjugation
      Conjugation of gweres
      singular plural impersonal
      first second third first second third
      indicative present/future gweresav gweresydh gweres gweresyn gweresowgh gweresons gweresir
      preterite gweresis gweressys gweresas gweressyn gweressowgh gweressons gweresas
      imperfect gweresen gwereses gweresa gweresen gweresewgh gweresens gweresys
      pluperfect gweressen gweresses gweressa gweressen gweressewgh gweressens gweressys
      subjunctive present/future gweressiv gweressi gweresso gweressyn gweressowgh gweressons gweresser
      imperfect gweressen gweresses gweressa gweressen gweressewgh gweressens gweressys
      imperative — gweres gwereses gweresyn gweresewgh gweresens —
      non-finites present participle ow kweres verbal adjective gweresys
      Derived terms
      • arghans-gweres (“subsidy”)
      • gweres nebonan ow kul neppyth (“help somebody do something”, verb)
      • gweresek (“helpful”)
      • gwereser, gweresores (“helper”)
      • ri gweres arghans (“subsidise”)

      Noun

      gweres m (uncountable)

      1. aid, assistance, help
        Synonyms: skoodhyans, sokor

      Mutation

      Mutation of gweres
      unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
      gweres weres unchanged kweres hweres weres

      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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