hwytha

Cornish

Alternative forms

• hwetha (Revived Late Cornish)

Etymology

From Middle Cornish whythe, whethe, from Proto-Brythonic *hwɨθɨd, from Proto-Celtic *swizdeti, from Proto-Indo-European *sweysd- (“to hiss”). Equivalent to hwyth (“breath”, noun) +‎ -a. Cognate with Breton c’hwezhañ and Welsh chwythu.

Verb

hwytha

1. to blow, breathe, exhale, inflate, puff
2. to play a wind instrument
3. to exaggerate

Conjugation

Conjugation of hwytha

		singular			plural			impersonal
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present/future	hwythav	hwythydh	hwyth	hwythyn	hwythowgh	hwythons	hwythir
	preterite	hwythis	hwythsys	hwythas	hwythsyn	hwythsowgh	hwythsons	hwythas
	imperfect	hwythen	hwythes	hwytha	hwythen	hwythewgh	hwythens	hwythys
	pluperfect	hwythsen	hwythses	hwythsa	hwythsen	hwythsewgh	hwythsens	hwythsys
subjunctive	present/future	hwytthiv	hwytthi	hwyttho	hwytthyn	hwytthowgh	hwytthons	hwytther
	imperfect	hwytthen	hwytthes	hwyttha	hwytthen	hwytthewgh	hwytthens	hwytthys
imperative		-	hwyth	hwythes	hwythyn	hwythewgh	hwythens	-
non-finite forms		present participle		ow hwytha	verbal adjective		hwythys

Derived terms

• hwythans (“inflation”)
• hwythell (“whistle (instrument)”)
• hwythys (“exaggerated”)