holl

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

Breton

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔl/

Adjective

holl

  1. all

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 *h₃olyos (“all”) (compare Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍃 (alls), Old Armenian ողջ (ołǰ)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hoːɬ/[1]

Determiner

holl (triggers soft mutation)

  1. 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]
    Synonym: i gyd

References
  1. J. Morris Jones, A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative (Oxford 1913), § 51 v.
  2. They Thought You'd Say This
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