heb ail

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Welsh[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • heb un ail (literally without (even) one second)

Etymology[edit]

Literally: "without a second".

Pronunciation[edit]

Prepositional phrase[edit]

heb ail

  1. (idiomatic) without peer, second to none, peerless

Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

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