holi
See also: Holi, hòli, and hồ li
Middle English
Adjective
holi
- Alternative form of holy (sacred)
References
- “holi, adj. (2)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 August 2018.
Adjective
holi
- Alternative form of holy (porous)
References
- “holi, adj. (1)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 August 2018.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
holi n
(non-standard since 2012)
- definite plural of hol
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English holy.
Adjective
holi
- holy
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhɔlɪ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhoːli/, /ˈhɔli/
Verb
holi (first-person singular present holaf)
- (transitive) to ask, to question, to inquire
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | holaf | holi | hawl, hola | holwn | holwch | holant | holir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional | holwn | holit | holai | holem | holech | holent | holid | |
| preterite | holais | holaist | holodd | holasom | holasoch | holasant | holwyd | |
| pluperfect | holaswn | holasit | holasai | holasem | holasech | holasent | holasid, holesid | |
| present subjunctive | holwyf | holych | holo | holom | holoch | holont | holer | |
| imperative | — | hola | holed | holwn | holwch | holent | holer | |
| verbal noun | holi | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | holedig holadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | hola i, holaf i | holi di | holith o/e/hi, holiff e/hi | holwn ni | holwch chi | holan nhw |
| conditional | holwn i, holswn i | holet ti, holset ti | holai fo/fe/hi, holsai fo/fe/hi | holen ni, holsen ni | holech chi, holsech chi | holen nhw, holsen nhw |
| preterite | holais i, holes i | holaist ti, holest ti | holodd o/e/hi | holon ni | holoch chi | holon nhw |
| imperative | — | hola | — | — | holwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
- arholi (“to examine”)
- croesholi (“to cross-examine”)
- holiad (“inquiry”)
- holiadur (“questionnaire”)
- ymholi (“to inquire”)