# oll
## Cornish
### Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *olyos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂olyos (“all”). Cognate with Breton holl, Irish and Scottish Gaelic uile, Manx ooilley, and Welsh holl.

### Adjective

oll
* all

### Adverb

oll
* entirely

#### Derived terms

* dres oll (“especially, particularly, primarily”)
* dres oll an bys (“all over the world, worldwide”)
* hag oll (“moreover”)
* kyns oll (“notably”)
* meurgerys dres oll an bys (“world-famous”)
* oll an gwella (“all the best”)
* oll yn komposter (“alright”)
* olldalghus (“comprehensive, global”)
* olldhebrer (“omnivore”)
* ollgallos (“omnipotence”)
* ollgallosek (“almighty”)
* ollgemmyn (“general”)
* ollvys (“universe”)
* ollvysel (“global, universal”)
* pub eur oll (“all the time”)
* pynag oll (“whatsoever, whosoever”)
* y honan oll (“unaccompanied”)

## German
### Etymology

From German Low German oll-, the inflected stem of old/olt (“old”), from Middle Low German olt, from Old Saxon ald. Doublet of alt. Cognate with English old, which see for more.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɔl/
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

oll (strong nominative masculine singular oller, comparative oller, superlative am ollsten)
* (informal, often derogatory) old, shabby (of things)
    Der olle Teppich hier müsste mal raus.This shabby carpet needs to be thrown out.
* (informal) old (used as a mild expletive, mostly before names)
    der olle Herr Schmidt ― old Mr. Schmidt (literally, “the old Mr. Schmidt”)
** 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 2, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 479:„Nun werden Sie denken, Castorp, der olle Behrens muß zugeben, daß er die Behandlung verfehlt hat. Da hätten Sie aber einen Bock geschossen und wären der Sachlage nicht gerecht geworden und dem ollen Behrens auch nicht. […](please add an English translation of this quotation)

#### Derived terms

* olle Kamelle

### Further reading

* “oll” in Duden online
* “oll” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Irish
### Alternative forms

* il

### Etymology

From Old Irish, from Proto-Celtic *ɸolnos, from Proto-Indo-European *polh₁-, o-grade derivative of the root *pleh₁- (“to fill”).

### Adjective

oll (genitive singular masculine oill, genitive singular feminine oille, plural olla, comparative oille)
* great; huge, vast, immense

#### Related terms

* oll- (“great, gross”, prefix)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “oll”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “oll”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

## Old Irish
### Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ɸolnos, from Proto-Indo-European *polh₁-, o-grade derivative of the root *pelh₁- (“to fill”). Cognates include Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”), Latin plūs (“more”), Sanskrit पुरु (purú, “much, many, abundant”), and Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌿 (filu, “much, very”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ol͈/

### Adjective

oll (comparative uilliu)
* great, vast

#### Inflection

o/ā-stem :
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | oll | oll | oll |
| Vocative | uill* oll** | oll | oll |
| Accusative | oll | uill | oll |
| Genitive | uill | uille | uill |
| Dative | oll | uill | oll |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | Feminine/neuter |
| Nominative | uill | olla | olla |
| Vocative | ollu olla† | olla | olla |
| Accusative | ollu olla† | olla | olla |
| Genitive | oll | oll | oll |
| Dative | ollaib | ollaib | ollaib |
| Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized |

#### Descendants

* Irish: oll

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “oll”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language