gwelet

Breton

Etymology

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

Verb

gwelet

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

Inflection
  Mutation of gwelet  
Breton consonant mutation
unmutatedsoftaspiratehardmixed
gwelet welet unchanged kwelet welet

Conjugation
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

Derived terms

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

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • gwelit (literary)
  • gwelset (colloquial)

Pronunciation

Verb

gwelet

  1. second-person singular conditional colloquial of gweld
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