karout

Breton

Alternative forms

• (Vannetais) carein

Etymology

From Middle Breton carat (recorded in the Catholicon), from Proto-Brythonic *karɨd, from Proto-Celtic *kareti (“to love”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂- (“to desire, wish”). Cognate with Cornish kara and Welsh caru.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑː.rut/

Verb

karout

1. (transitive) to love

   Da garout a ran.

   I love you.

Conjugation

Conjugation of karout

Personal forms
	Indicative				Conditional		Imperative
	Present	Imperfect	Preterite	Future	Present	Imperfect
1s	karan	karen	karis	karin	karfen	karjen	-
2s	karez	kares	karjout	kari	karfes	karjes	kar
3s	kar	kare	karas	karo	karfe	karje	karet
1p	karomp	karemp	karjomp	karimp	karfemp	karjemp	karomp
2p	karit	karec'h	karjoc'h	karot	karfec'h	karjec'h	karit
3p	karont	karent	karjont	karint	karfent	karjent	karent
0	karer	kared	karjod	karor	karfed	karjed	-
Impersonal forms					Mutated forms
Infinitive		karout, karañ			Soft mutation after a		a gar-
Present participle		o karout			Mixed mutation after e		e kar-
Past participle		karet (auxiliary verb: kaout)			Soft mutation after ne/na		ne/na gar-

Related terms

• karantez