pawb
See also: PAWB
English
Etymology 1
Noun
pawb (plural pawbs)
Etymology 2
Noun
pawb (plural pawbs)
Middle Welsh
Alternative forms
- paup
Etymology
From Old Welsh paup, from Proto-Brythonic *pọb, from Proto-Celtic *kʷākʷos (compare Old Irish cách), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂-kʷo-; cognate with Old Church Slavonic какъ (kakŭ, “what kind of”) and Lithuanian kõks (“what kind of”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pau̯b/
Determiner
pawb
Pronoun
pawb
Mutation
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
---|---|---|---|
pawb | bawb | pawb / phawb pronounced with /m̥-/ |
phawb |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Middle Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Descendants
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh pawb; see pob for more.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /pau̯b/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /pou̯b/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /pau̯b/
- Rhymes: -au̯b
Determiner
pawb
- (literary) alternative form of pob
Pronoun
pawb m
Related terms
Mutation
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
---|---|---|---|
pawb | bawb | mhawb | phawb |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pawb”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies