nôl
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /noːl/
- Rhymes: -oːl
Etymology 1
Verbalization of the adverb, prompted by reanalysis of constructions like dos yn ôl (“go after”) as dos y nôl (“go fetch”).
Conjugation
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | nola i, nolaf i | noli di | nolith o/e/hi, noliff e/hi | nolwn ni | nolwch chi | nolan nhw |
| conditional | nolwn i, nolswn i | nolet ti, nolset ti | nolai fo/fe/hi, nolsai fo/fe/hi | nolen ni, nolsen ni | nolech chi, nolsech chi | nolen nhw, nolsen nhw |
| preterite | nolais i, noles i | nolaist ti, nolest ti | nolodd o/e/hi | nolon ni | noloch chi | nolon nhw |
| imperative | — | nola | — | — | nolwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Etymology 2
Contraction of yn ôl.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “nôl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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