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gwelet

Breton

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Etymology

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From Middle Breton guelet, from Old Breton guilinn, from Proto-Brythonic *gwelɨd, from Proto-Celtic *weleti (“to see, observe”).[1] Cognate with Cornish gweles and Welsh gweld.

Verb

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gwelet

  1. (transitive) to see
  2. (intransitive, followed by war) to keep an eye on, watch

Inflection

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  Mutation of gwelet  
Breton consonant mutation
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed
gwelet welet unchanged kwelet welet

Conjugation

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Conjugation of gwelet
Personal forms
Indicative Conditional Imperative
Present Imperfect Preterite Future Present Imperfect
1s gwelan gwelen gwelis gwelin gwelfen gweljen -
2s gwelez gweles gweljout gweli gwelfes gweljes gwel
3s gwel gwele gwelas gwelo gwelfe gwelje gwelet
1p gwelomp gwelemp gweljomp gwelimp gwelfemp gweljemp gwelomp
2p gwelit gwelec'h gweljoc'h gwelot gwelfec'h gweljec'h gwelit
3p gwelont gwelent gweljont gwelint gwelfent gweljent gwelent
0 gweler gweled gweljod gwelor gwelfed gweljed -
Impersonal forms Mutated forms
Infinitive gwelet, gwelout Soft mutation after a a wel-
Present participle o welet Mixed mutation after e e wel-
Past participle gwelet (auxiliary verb: kaout) Soft mutation after ne/na ne/na wel-

Alternative forms

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “wel-o”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 412

Welsh

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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gwelet

  1. second-person singular conditional colloquial of gweld
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