From the verb to find below (see Etymology 2). Similar to Breton kaout from kavout.
kavos (irregular)
| Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative | ||||||||
| Present | Imperfect | Preterite | Conditional | Future | Present- future |
Imperfect | ||||
| 1s | y'm beus | y'm bo | y'm beu | y'm bedha | y'm bydh | y'm bo | y'm be | - | ||
| 2s | y'th eus | y'th o | y' feu | y' fedha | y' fydh | y' fo | y' fe | - | ||
| 3s (m) | y'n jeves | y'n jevo | y'n jeva | y'n jevedha | y'n jevydh | y'n jeffo | y'n jeffa | - | ||
| 3s (f) | y's teves, y's jeves | y's tevo, y's jevo | y's teva, y's jeva | y's tevedha, y's jevedha | y's tevydh, y's jevydh | y's teffo, y's jeffo | y's teffa, y's jeffa | - | ||
| 1p | y'gan beus | y'gan bo | y'gan beu | y'gan bedha | y'gan bydh | y'gan bo | y'gan be | - | ||
| 2p | y'gas beus | y'gas bo | y'gas beu | y'gas bedha | y'gas bydh | y'gas bo | y'gas be | - | ||
| 3p | y's teves | y's tevo | y's teva | y's tevedha | y's tevydh | y's teffo | y's teffa | - | ||
| Present participle: ow kavos Verbal adjective: (not used) | ||||||||||
From Proto-Celtic *gabyeti (“to take”). Cognate with Breton kavout and the forms of Welsh cael with an -f- or -ff-.
kavos (irregular)
| Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative | |||||
| Pres-fut | Imperfect | Preterite | Conditional | Pres-fut | Imperfect | ||
| 1s | kavav | kaven | kevis | kavsen | kyffiv | kaffen | - |
| 2s | kevydh | kaves | kevsys | kavses | kyffi | kaffes | kav |
| 3s | kav | kava | kavas | kavsa | kaffo | kaffa | kaves |
| 1p | kevyn | kaven | kevsyn | kavsen | keffyn | kaffen | kevyn |
| 2p | kevowgh | kavewgh | kevsowgh | kavsewgh | keffowgh | kaffewgh | kevowgh |
| 3p | kavons | kavens | kevsons | kavsens | kaffons | kaffens | kavens |
| 0 | kevir | kaves | kavas | kavsys | kyffer | kaffys | - |
| Present participle: ow kavos Verbal adjective: kevys | |||||||
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kavos | gavos | havos | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged |
kavos f