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Cornish

Etymology

From Middle Cornish merwel, from Proto-Brythonic *marwọd, from Proto-Celtic *marwāti, from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to die”). Cognate with Breton mervel.

Verb

merwel

(intransitive) to die, decease, pass away
to expire
Synonyms: diwedha, esanella
(light, flame) to go out

Conjugation

Conjugation of *merwel*
		singular			plural			impersonal
		first	second	third	first	second	third	impersonal
indicative	present/future	marwav	merwydh	merow	merwyn	merwowgh	merwons	merwir
	preterite	merwis	merwsys	merwis	merwsyn	merwsowgh	marwsons	merwis
	imperfect	merwyn	merwys	merwi	merwyn	merwewgh	merwens	merwys
	pluperfect	marwsen	marwses	marwsa	marwsen	marwsewgh	marwsens	marwsys
subjunctive	present/future	merwiv	merwi	marwo	merwyn	merwowgh	marwons	merwer
subjunctive	imperfect	marwen	marwes	marwa	marwen	marwewgh	marwens	marwys
imperative		—	marw	merwes	merwyn	merwewgh	merwens	—
non-finites	present participle		ow merwel		verbal adjective		merwys

Related terms

marow (“dead person; dead, switched off”)
mernans (“death”)

Mutation

Mutation of *merwel*
radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
merwel	verwel	unchanged	unchanged	ferwel, verwel*

* after 'th
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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