difuna

Cornish

Etymology

Equivalent to di- + Proto-Celtic *sounos (sleep). Compare Welsh dihuno.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diˈfyna/

Verb

difuna

  1. to wake, wake up

Conjugation

Conjugation of difuna
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
indicative present/future difunav difunydh difun difunyn difunowgh difunons difunir
preterite difunis difunsys difunas difunsyn difunsowgh difunsons difunas
imperfect difunen difunes difuna difunen difunewgh difunens difunys
pluperfect difunsen difunses difunsa difunsen difunsewgh difunsens difunsys
subjunctive present/future difunniv difunni difunno difunnyn difunnowgh difunnons difunner
imperfect difunnen difunnes difunna difunnen difunnewgh difunnens difunnys
imperative - difun difunes difunyn difunewgh difunens -
non-finite forms present participle ow tifuna verbal adjective difunys

Derived terms

  • difun (awake, sleepless)
  • difunell (alarm clock)

Mutation

Mutation of difuna
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
difuna dhifuna unchanged tifuna tifuna tifuna

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