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

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).

Conjugation

Conjugation of gouzout

		singular			plural			impersonal
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	gouzon	gouzout	goar	gouzomp	gouzoc'h	gouzont	gouzer
	preterite	gouezis	gouejout	gouezas	gouejomp	gouejoc'h	gouejont	gouejod
	imperfect	gouien	gouies	gouie	gouiemp	gouiec'h	gouient	gouied
	future	gouezin	gouezi	gouezo	gouezimp	gouiot	gouezint	gouezor
subjunctive	present	goufen	goufes	goufe	goufemp	goufec'h	goufent	goufed
	imperfect	gouijen	gouijes	gouije	gouijemp	gouijec'h	gouijent	gouijed
imperative		—	gouez	gouezet	gouezomp	gouezit	gouezent	—
non-finite forms		present participle		past participle
		o c'houzout		gouezet (auxiliary verb: kaout)

Derived terms

• gouzoud
• gouiziegezh

Mutation

Mutation of gouzout

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
gouzout	c'houzout	unchanged	kouzout	c'houzout