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holl

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

Breton

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *olyos.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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holl

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

Derived terms

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Adverb

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holl

  1. totally, entirely

Irish

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Adjective

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holl

  1. h-prothesized form of oll

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Welsh

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Etymology

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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

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Determiner

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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.[2]
    All the road signs have been pulled down.

Derived terms

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References

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  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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