pobas

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle Cornish pobaz, peba, from Proto-Brythonic *pobɨd, from Proto-Celtic *kʷokʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European *pékʷeti (to cook). Cognate with Breton pobat and Welsh pobi.

Pronunciation

  • (Middle Cornish) IPA(key): /ˈpɔbas/

Verb

pobas

  1. to bake
  2. (pottery) to fire

Conjugation

Conjugation of pobas
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
indicative present/future pobav pebydh pob pebyn pebowgh pobons pebir
preterite pebis pebsys pobas pebsyn pebsowgh pobsons pobas
imperfect poben pobes poba poben pobewgh pobens pebys
pluperfect pobsen pobses pobsa pobsen pobsewgh pobsens pebsys
subjunctive present/future peppiv peppi poppo peppyn peppowgh poppons popper
imperfect poppen poppes poppa poppen poppewgh poppens peppys
imperative - pob pobes pebyn pobewgh pobens -
non-finite forms present participle ow pobas verbal adjective pebys

Derived terms

  • men pobas (griddle)
  • popti (bakery)

Mutation

Mutation of pobas
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
pobas bobas fobas unchanged unchanged unchanged

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