arall

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Breton

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Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *arall, from Proto-Celtic *aralyos (other) (compare Welsh arall, Cornish aral, Irish araile), a dissimilated reduplication of *alyos (other), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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arall

  1. other

Derived terms

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Middle Welsh

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Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *arall, from Proto-Celtic *aralyos (other) (compare Breton arall, Cornish aral, Irish araile), a dissimilated reduplication of *alyos (other), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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arall (plural ereill)

  1. other, another, alternative

Pronoun

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arall

  1. another, someone else

Mutation

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Middle Welsh mutation
Radical Soft Nasal H-prothesis
arall unchanged unchanged harall
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Welsh

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Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *arall, from Middle Welsh arall, from Proto-Celtic *aralyos (other) (compare Breton arall, Cornish aral, Irish araile), a dissimilated reduplication of Proto-Celtic *alyos (other), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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arall (feminine singular arall, plural eraill, not comparable)

  1. other, another, alternative

Usage notes

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  • This is the only adjective whose plural form is used in all registers of the language. Only very literary Welsh consistently uses the plural form of other adjectives.
  • After numerals, as with nouns, the singular is used.
    cath arallanother cat
    cathod eraillother cats
    dwy gath aralltwo other cats
    dwy aralltwo others

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
arall unchanged unchanged harall
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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