pa mor

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Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Usage notes[edit]

The main stress falls on the adjective itself, e.g. pa mor dal (how tall) /ˌpaː mɔr ˈdal/.

Adverb[edit]

pa mor

  1. how (to what degree) (plus adjective)
    Pa mor bell i ffwrdd ydy’r tŷ?
    How far away is the house?

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
pa mor ba mor mha mor pha mor
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

  • King, Gareth (1993) Modern Welsh: A Comprehensive Grammar (Routledge Grammars), London and New York: Routledge, →ISBN, § 441, page 264