sevel – Breton verb conjugation

Breton verb forms of sevel

Infinitive: sevel
Action Form: bezañ o sevel
En Ur Form: en ur sevel
Past Participle: savet

Dialects

  • ⁴ Tregerieg
  • ¹ Goelo
  • ² Gwenedeg (short)
  • ³ Gwenedeg (long)

Indicative

Present

Sg.1savan
Sg.2savez
Sg.3sav
Pl.1savomp
Pl.2savit
Pl.3savont
Imp.saver

Imperfect

Sg.1saven
Sg.2saves
Sg.3save
Pl.1savemp
Pl.2savec'h
Pl.3savent
Imp.saved

Definite past

Sg.1savis
Sg.2savjout
Sg.3savas
Pl.1savjomp
Pl.2savjoc'h
Pl.3savjont
Imp.savjod

Future

Sg.1savin
Sg.2savi
Sg.3savo
Pl.1savimp; savfomp⁴
Pl.2savot; savoc'h; savfet⁴
Pl.3savint; savfont⁴
Imp.savor; savfer⁴

Future, short

Future, long

Indicative

Localization, Present

Localization, Past

Habitual, Present

Habitual, Past

Conditional

Potential, Conditional

Sg.1savfen; savhen¹²; savehen³; savahen³
Sg.2savfes; savhes¹²; savehes³; savahes³
Sg.3savfe; savhe¹²; savehe³; savahe³
Pl.1savfemp; savhemp¹²; savehemp³; savahemp³
Pl.2savfec'h; savhec'h¹²; savehec'h³; savahec'h³
Pl.3savfent; savhent¹²; savehent³; savahent³
Imp.savfed; savhed¹²; savehed³; savahed³

Unreal Conditional

Sg.1savjen
Sg.2savjes
Sg.3savje
Pl.1savjemp
Pl.2savjec'h
Pl.3savjent
Imp.savjed

Conditional, short

Conditional, long

Imperative

Affirmative

Sg.2sav
Sg.3savet
Pl.1savomp
Pl.2savit
Pl.3savent

Negative

Sg.2na sav ket
Sg.3na savet ket
Pl.1na savomp ket
Pl.2na savit ket
Pl.3na savent ket

Translations

  • build, (transitive) to form by combining materials or parts
  • Etymology

    From Proto-Brythonic *stab-, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (possibly via Proto-Celtic *stamus, see there for reconstruction notes); cognate with Cornish sevel and Welsh sefyll. See: Cornish 'sevel', Welsh 'sefyll'.

    Verbs referencing "sevel"

    Cornish sevel, Welsh sefyll.

    Sample Sentences