sawl

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Old English

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Noun

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sāwl f

  1. Alternative form of sāwol

Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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sawl

  1. (interrogative) how many?

Usage notes

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  • 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

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sawl

  1. several

Usage notes

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  • 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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