gallout

Breton

Alternative forms

  • gellout

Etymology

From Middle Breton galloet, from Proto-Celtic *galnati (“to be able”). Cognate with Cornish gallos, Welsh gallu.

Verb

gallout

  1. (auxillary) can/to con, to be able

Usage notes

  • This verb can either appear as gallout or as gellout, forms with gall- are more common in the infinitive and past participle and forms with gell- appear mostly in conjugated forms however. This difference is also know in Cornish where the same verb gallos sometimes has a gyll- conjugation. These alternative roots are however normalized in Cornish conjugation, see gallos.
  • Gallout can't be conjugated using the auxiliary verb ober like most Breton verbs because it is itself an auxiliary. Thus you have to say ma zi a c'hallan gwerzhañ or me a c'hall gwerzhañ ma zi instead of expected *gallout a ran gwerzhañ ma zi for I can sell my house.

Inflection

Mutation of gallout
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed
gallout c'hallout unchanged kallout c'hallout

Conjugation

Conjugation of gallout
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
indicative present gallan gallez gall gallomp gallit gallont galler
preterite gallis galljout gallas galljomp galljoc'h galljont galljod
imperfect gallen galles galle gallemp gallec'h gallent galled
future gallin galli gallo gallimp gallot gallint gallor
subjunctive present gallfen gallfes gallfe gallfemp gallfec'h gallfent gallfed
imperfect galljen galljes gallje galljemp galljec'h galljent galljed
imperative — gall gallet gallomp gallit gallent —
non-finite forms present participle past participle
o c'hallout gallet (auxiliary verb: kaout)
Conjugation of gallout
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
indicative present gellan gellez gell gellomp gellit gellont geller
preterite gellis gelljout gellas gelljomp gelljoc'h gelljont gelljod
imperfect gellen gelles gelle gellemp gellec'h gellent gelled
future gellin gelli gello gellimp gellot gellint gellor
subjunctive present gellfen gellfes gellfe gellfemp gellfec'h gellfent gellfed
imperfect gelljen gelljes gellje gelljemp gelljec'h gelljent gelljed
imperative — gell gellet gellomp gellit gellent —
non-finite forms present participle past participle
o c'hellout gellet (auxiliary verb: kaout)

Derived terms

  • galloud
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