sawl

Old English

Noun

sāwl f

  1. alternative form of sāwol

Tashelhit

Etymology

From Proto-Berber.

Verb

sawl (Tifinagh spelling ⵙⴰⵡⵍ)

  1. to speak
  • amsawal (“speaker”)
  • awal (“speech”)

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sau̯l/

Pronoun

sawl

  1. (interrogative) how many?

Usage notes

  • Sawl means "how many" and is followed by the singular form of a countable noun.
Sawl cath? ― How many cats?
Sawl coffi? ― How many coffees?
  • Faint, on the other hand, corresponds to both English "how many", followed by o and the plural form of a countable noun, and to "how much", followed o and an uncountable noun.
Faint o gathod? ― How many cats?
Faint o goffi? ― How much coffee?

Determiner

sawl

  1. several

Usage notes

  • Once again, sawl is followed by the singular form of a countable noun.
Mae gen i sawl cath. ― I have several cats.

Derived terms

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