gouzout

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton gouzvout, from Old Breton gudbut, guzbut; from a Proto-Breton form *gwezboud (cf. Welsh gwybod), originally a compound of bezañ (to be) (older infinitive form boud or bout) with gouz, an adjective derived from Proto-Celtic *wid-, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (to know). Cognate with Cornish godhvos and Welsh gwybod.

Verb

gouzout

  1. (transitive) to know

Conjugation

Personal forms
Indicative Conditional Imperative
Present Imperfect Preterite Future Present Imperfect
1s gouzon gouien gouezis gouezin goufen gouijen -
2s gouzout gouies gouejout gouezi goufes gouijes gouez
3s goar gouie gouezas gouezo goufe gouije gouezet
1p gouzomp gouiemp gouejomp gouezimp goufemp gouijemp gouezomp
2p gouzoc'h gouiec'h gouejoc'h gouiot goufec'h gouijec'h gouezit
3p gouzont gouient gouejont gouezint goufent gouijent gouezent
0 gouzer gouied gouejod gouezor goufed gouijed -
Impersonal forms Mutated forms
Infinitive: gouzout, gouvezout, gouiet, goût
Present participle: o c'houzout
Past participle: gouezet (auxiliary verb: kaout)
Soft mutation after a: a ou-
Mixed mutation after e: e ou-
Soft mutation after ne/na: ne/na ou-

Usage notes

  • Just like ober which has an irregular mutation (gra- becomes ra- instead of expected c'hra- due to an earlier gwra- initial consonant), gouzout has an irregular mutation ouz- instead of expected c'houz- due to an earlier gw- initial consonant in Proto-Breton *gwezboud (cf. modern Welsh gwybod), as this verb is initially a compound of bout (bezañ) + an adjective *gwid (see etymology above).

Derived terms

  • gouzoud
  • gouiziegezh

Mutation

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