pawb

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Middle Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Welsh paup, from Proto-Brythonic *pọb, from Proto-Celtic *kʷākʷos (compare Old Irish cách), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂-kʷo-; cognate with Old Church Slavonic какъ (kakŭ, “what kind of”) and Lithuanian kõks (“what kind of”).

Pronunciation

Determiner

pawb

  1. each, every

Pronoun

pawb

  1. everyone, everybody

Mutation

Mutated forms of pawb
radical soft nasal aspirate
pawb bawb pawb / phawb
pronounced with /m̥-/		 phawb

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Middle Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Descendants

  • Welsh: pob, pawb (literary)

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh pawb; see pob for more.

Pronunciation

Determiner

pawb

  1. (literary) Alternative form of pob

Pronoun

pawb m

  1. everyone, everybody

Mutation

Mutated forms of pawb
radical soft nasal aspirate
pawb bawb mhawb phawb

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pawb”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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