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holl
holl
Irish
Adjective
holl
- h-prothesized form of oll
References
- "holl" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Welsh
Etymology
Originally a mutated form of oll, from Proto-Celtic *olyos (compare Old Irish uile, Gaulish ollon), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃olyos (“all”) (compare Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍃 (alls), Old Armenian ողջ (ołǰ)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hoːɬ/[1]
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. ― All the road signs have been pulled down.[2]
Synonyms
References
- ↑ J. Morris Jones, A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative (Oxford 1913), § 51 v.
- ↑ They Thought You'd Say This