bostya

Cornish

Etymology

From bost (“boast”) +‎ -ya.

Verb

bostya

to boast, swank

Conjugation

Conjugation of *bostya*
		singular			plural			impersonal
		first	second	third	first	second	third	impersonal
indicative	present/future	bostyav	bostydh	bost	bostyn	bostyowgh	bostyons	bostir
	preterite	bostis	bostsys	bostyas	bostsyn	bostsowgh	bostsons	bostyas
	imperfect	bostyen	bostyes	bostya	bostyen	bostyewgh	bostyens	bostys
	pluperfect	bostsen	bostses	bostsa	bostsen	bostsewgh	bostsens	bostsys

subjunctive	present/future	bostiv	bosti	bostyo	bostyn	bostyowgh	bostyons	bostyer
subjunctive	imperfect	bostyen	bostyes	bostya	bostyen	bostyewgh	bostyens	bostys

imperative		—	bost	bostyes	bostyn	bostyewgh	bostyens	—

non-finites		present participle			verbal adjective
non-finites		ow postya			bostys / bostyes

Derived terms

bostyans (“boasting”)
bostyer m, bostyores f (“boaster”)

Mutation

Mutation of *bostya*
radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
bostya	vostya	unchanged	postya	fostya, vostya*

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

References

“bostya” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.