Cornish verb

tontya

be cheeky

tontya is a Cornish verb meaning “be cheeky”. Its verbal noun is tontya.

Verbal noun: tontya

Present

Person	Form
I	tontav
you (singular)	tyntydh
he / she	tont
we	tyntyn
you (plural)	tyntowgh
they	tontons
autonomous	tontir

Past

Person	Form
I	tyntis
you (singular)	tyntsys
he / she	tontas
we	tontsyn
you (plural)	tontsowgh
they	tontsons
autonomous	tontas

Imperfect

Person	Form
I	tonten
you (singular)	tontes
he / she	tonta
we	tonten
you (plural)	tontewgh
they	tontens
autonomous	tontys

Imperative

Person	Form
you (singular)	tont
you (plural)	tontewgh

Related Cornish verbs

'nia

worry

'sedha

sit

Kernewekhe

Cornicize

Kernowekhe

Cornicise

abattya

strike down

abma

kiss

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