gwele
Breton
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *uɸo-legyom, from Proto-Indo-European *upo + *legʰ- (“to lie (down)”). Cognate with Welsh gwely.
Noun
gwele m (plural gweleoù)
- (furniture) bed
- (anatomy) placenta, afterbirth
Inflection
Mutation of gwele
| Breton consonant mutation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | |
| singular | gwele | wele | unchanged | kwele | wele |
| plural | gweleoù | weleoù | unchanged | kweleoù | weleoù |