gwezh

Breton

Alternative forms

  • gwech

Etymology

From Old Breton gueith, from Proto-Brythonic *gweiθ, from Proto-Celtic *wextā (“time, course, turn”) (compare Cornish gweyth, Welsh gwaith, Old Irish fecht (“journey”)), feminine past participle of Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to carry, drive”). A more modern form gwech is often found instead of the original form gwezh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡwɛːs/

Noun

gwezh f (plural gwezhioù)

  1. (literary) time, instance
    N'eo ket ar wezh kentañ e klask skrivañ ul lizher.
    This is not the first time he tries writing a letter.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of gwezh
unmutated soft aspirate hard
singular gwezh wezh unchanged kwezh
plural gwezhioù wezhioù unchanged kwezhioù
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