holl
See also: Holl, Höll, hóll, höll, hǫll, høll, and holl.
Breton
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *olyos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔl/
Adjective
holl
- all (preceded by the definite article, precedes the noun)
- an holl bugale ― all the children
Derived terms
- hollek
Adverb
holl
- totally, entirely
Irish
Adjective
holl
- h-prothesized form of oll
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “holl”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Welsh
Etymology
Originally a mutated form of oll, from Proto-Celtic *olyos (compare Old Irish uile, Gaulish ollon), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂olyos (“all”) (compare Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍃 (alls), Old Armenian ողջ (ołǰ)). Cognate with Breton holl and Cornish oll.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hoːɬ/[1]
- Rhymes: -oːɬ
Determiner
holl (triggers soft mutation)
- all (preceded by the definite article, precedes the noun)
- yr holl blant ― all the children
- Mae’r holl arwyddion wedi’u tynnu i lawr.[2] ― All the road signs have been pulled down.
- Synonym: i gyd
Derived terms
- hollbwysig
- hollol
- hollwybodus
References
- Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 51 v
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