gwelet

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton guelet, from Old Breton guilinn, from Proto-Brythonic *gwelɨd, from Proto-Celtic *weleti (“to see, observe”). 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
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
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

• gwelout

Derived terms

• gweled
• rakwelet

Welsh

Alternative forms

• gwelit (literary)
• gwelset (colloquial)

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwɛlɛt/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡweːlɛt/, /ˈɡwɛlɛt/

Verb

gwelet

1. second-person singular conditional colloquial of gweld