sawl

Old English

Noun

sāwl f

1. Alternative form of sāwol

Tashelhit

Etymology

From Proto-Berber.

Verb

sawl

1. to speak

Related terms

• 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

• sawl gwaith