Cornish word

gortos

await

verb

gortos means “await” in Cornish and is used as a verb.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	gortos
Treylyans medhel / nessa studh	ortos
Treylyans kales / peswora studh	kortos
Treylyans kemyskys / pympes studh	hortos

Yw res dhymm gortos tre hedhyw?

Must I stay home today?

Nyns yw da gans Tom gortos.

Tom doesn't like to wait.

Res yw dhyn gortos.

We must wait.

Res yw dhedha gortos.

They must stay.

Res yw dhis gortos.

You must stay.

Kernewekhe

Cornicize

Kernowekhe

Cornicise

abattya

strike down

abma

kiss

abusya

abuse

adheski

educate

adhveji

mature

adhvesi

ripen

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