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-he
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Appendix:Variations of "he"
Cornish
Etymology
From kw cel-bry-pro *-haɣjed, from kw cel-pro *-sagyetor. Cognate with br -aat, ga -igh, gv -ee, gd -ich, and cy -hau.
Pronunciation
kw /-ˈhɛː/ RMC
kw /-ˈheː/ RLC
Suffix
Forms verbs from adjectives
kw berr<t:short> berrhe<t:to shorten>
kw tomm<t:hot, warm> tommhe<t:to heat, warm>
kw yeyn<t:cold> yeynhe<t:to chill>
kw unver<t:agreed> unverhe<t:to agree>
kw rare Forms verbs from nouns
kw dowr<t:water> dowrhe<t:to water, irrigate>
Usage notes
Verbs ending in this suffix are conjugated differently from other verbs. Most notably, the stem in the subjunctive becomes -hah-. For example, kw glanhaho is the third-person singular conjunctive form of kw glanhe to clean, and not *glanno.
Additionally, all verbs ending in this suffix receive final stress.
Derived terms
kw
Japanese
Romanization
へ