kemeres

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *kummėrɨd, from Proto-Celtic *kom-bereti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱom + *bʰéreti. Cognate with Welsh cymryd.

Verb

kemeres

to take
Synonyms: dewis, kavos, sesya
to receive
Synonyms: degemeres, recevya
(arithmetic) to subtract
Synonym: istenna
to espouse
Synonyms: asvaba, demedhi, mentena, mentenya

Conjugation

Conjugation of *kemeres*
		singular			plural			impersonal
		first	second	third	first	second	third	impersonal
indicative	present/future	kemerav	kemerydh	kemmer	kemeryn	kemerowgh	kemerons	kemerir
	preterite	kemeris	kemersys	kemeras	kemersyn	kemersowgh	kemersons	kemeras
	imperfect	kemeryn	kemerys	kemeri	kemeryn	kemerewgh	kemerens	kemerys
	pluperfect	kemersen	kemerses	kemersa	kemersen	kemersewgh	kemersens	kemersys

subjunctive	present/future	kemerriv	kemerri	kemerro	kemerryn	kemerrowgh	kemerrons	kemerrer
subjunctive	imperfect	kemerren	kemerres	kemerra	kemerren	kemerrewgh	kemerrens	kemerrys

imperative		-	kemmer	kemeres	kemeryn	kemerewgh	kemerens	-

non-finite forms		present participle		ow kemeres	verbal adjective		kemerys

Derived terms

degemeres (“accept, receive”, verb)
kemeradow (“acceptable”)
kemeres euth (“panic”, verb)
kemeres merci a (“have mercy on”, verb)
kemeres meth (“be ashamed/embarassed”, verb)
kemeres own rag (“take fright from”, verb)
kemeres rann (“participate, take part”, verb)
kemeres sham a (“be ashamed of”, verb)
kemeres sorr (“take umbrage”)
kemeres tristys (“long for, pine”, verb)
kemeres truedh a, kemeres truedh war (“have pity on”, verb)
kemeres with (“take care/heed”, verb)
kemeres X a Y (“subtract X from Y”, verb)
kemeryans (“acceptance, reception”)
kemerydh (“replacement”)
miskemeryans, kammgemeryans (“mistake”, noun)
omgemeres (“undertake”, verb)

Mutation

Mutation of *kemeres*
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
kemeres	gemeres	hemeres	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

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