holl

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See also: Holl, Höll, hóll, höll, hǫll, høll, and holl.

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *olyos.

Pronunciation

Adjective

holl

  1. all (preceded by the definite article, precedes the noun)
    an holl bugale ― all the children

Derived terms

Adverb

holl

  1. totally, entirely

Irish

Adjective

holl

  1. h-prothesized form of oll

Further reading

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

Determiner

holl (triggers soft mutation)

  1. all (preceded by the definite article, precedes the noun)
    Synonym: i gyd
    yr holl blant ― all the children
    Mae’r holl arwyddion wedi’u tynnu i lawr.
    All the road signs have been pulled down.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 51 v
  2. ^ They Thought You'd Say This
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