gwele

See also: gwẹlẹ

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *uɸo-legyom, from Proto-Indo-European *upo + *legʰ- (to lie (down)). Cognate with Welsh gwely, Cornish gweli.

Noun

gwele m (plural gweleoù)

  1. (furniture) bed
  2. (anatomy) placenta, afterbirth

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of gwele
unmutated soft aspirate hard
singular gwele wele unchanged kwele
plural gweleoù weleoù unchanged kweleoù