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

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			Soft mutation after a		a ou-
Present participle		o c'houzout			Mixed mutation after e		e ou-
Past participle		gouezet (auxiliary verb: kaout)			Soft mutation after ne/na		ne/na ou-

Derived terms

• gouzoud
• gouiziegezh

Mutation

Mutation of gouzout

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