From Middle Breton deuiff, from Old Breton deuu, from Proto-Celtic *dauyeti, from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂w- (“kindle, burn”) .
See also Cornish dewi, Welsh deifio; Tocharian A twās, Ancient Greek δαίω (daíō)).
deviñ
Personal forms | |||||||
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Indicative | Conditional | Imperative | |||||
Present | Imperfect | Preterite | Future | Present | Imperfect | ||
1s | devan | deven | devis | devin | devfen | devjen | - |
2s | devez | deves | devjout | devi | devfes | devjes | dev |
3s | dev | deve | devas | devo | devfe | devje | devet |
1p | devomp | devemp | devjomp | devimp | devfemp | devjemp | devomp |
2p | devit | devec'h | devjoc'h | devot | devfec'h | devjec'h | devit |
3p | devont | devent | devjont | devint | devfent | devjent | devent |
0 | dever | deved | devjod | devor | devfed | devjed | - |
Impersonal forms | Mutated forms | ||||||
Infinitive | deviñ, devo | Soft mutation after a | a zev- | ||||
Present participle | o teviñ | Mixed mutation after e | e tev- | ||||
Past participle | devet (auxiliary verb: kaout) | Soft mutation after ne/na | ne/na zev- |