Cornish verb

mentena

maintain

mentena is a Cornish verb meaning “maintain”. Its verbal noun is mentena.

Verbal noun: mentena

Present

Person	Form
I	mentenav
you (singular)	mentynydh
he / she	menten
we	mentynyn
you (plural)	mentynowgh
they	mentenons
autonomous	mentenir

Past

Person	Form
I	mentynis
you (singular)	mentynsys
he / she	mentenas
we	mentensyn
you (plural)	mentensowgh
they	mentensons
autonomous	mentenas

Imperfect

Person	Form
I	mentenen
you (singular)	mentenes
he / she	mentena
we	mentenen
you (plural)	mentenewgh
they	mentenens
autonomous	mentenys

Imperative

Person	Form
you (singular)	menten
you (plural)	mentenewgh

Related Cornish verbs

'nia

worry

'sedha

sit

Kernewekhe

Cornicize

Kernowekhe

Cornicise

abattya

strike down

abma

kiss

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