heb ail

Welsh

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

Literally: "without a second".

Pronunciation

Prepositional phrase

heb ail

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

Inflection

Personal forms (literary & colloquial)
singular plural
first person heb fy ail heb ein hail
second person heb dy ail heb eich ail
third person heb ei ail m
heb ei hail f 		heb eu hail

References

  • 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
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