-he

Cornish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): /-ˈhɛː/
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): /-ˈheː/

Suffix

-he

1. Forms verbs from adjectives

   ‎berr (“short”) + ‎-he → ‎berrhe (“to shorten”)

   ‎tòmm (“hot, warm”) + ‎-he → ‎tòmmhe (“to heat, warm”)

   ‎yeyn (“cold”) + ‎-he → ‎yeynhe (“to chill”)

   ‎unver (“agreed”) + ‎-he → ‎unverhe (“to agree”)

2. (rare) Forms verbs from nouns

   ‎dowr (“water”) + ‎-he → ‎dowrhe (“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, glanhaho is the third-person singular conjunctive form of glanhe (“to clean”), and not *glanno.
• Additionally, all verbs ending in this suffix receive final stress.

Derived terms

Cornish terms suffixed with -he