pobman

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • pob man

Etymology

Univerbation of pob man (“every place”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔbman/
  • Rhymes: -ɔbman

Noun

pobman m (uncountable)

  1. everywhere
    Synonyms: beuparth, pob lle, pobfa

Usage notes

  • As this is a noun, using it adverbially requires a preposition.
    Aethon ni i bobman.
    We went everywhere.
    (literally, “We went to everywhere.”)
    Buon ni ym mhobman.
    We went everywhere.
    (literally, “We were in everywhere.”)

Derived terms

  • pobmanrwydd (“omnipresence, ubiquity”)

References

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pobman”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.