y'all
/jɔːl/ · pron
Meaning
- You (plural).
- Everyone; everybody.
- You (singular).
- To use the pronoun "y'all" (to).
- The group spoken or written to.
- Your pl; y'all's
Etymology / origin
Contraction of you all, and/or from Scots ye aw. Attested since at least 1631. Compare Dutch jullie (originally jij lui (literally “you people”)) for a similar development of a new plural pronoun out of Proto-Germanic *jīz that originally was already plural.
- jullie(Dutch)→
- ye aw(sco)→
- y'all (English)
- Relations: bor, cog
Related words
Descendant words
- iolls(Malay) (bor)
- uolls(Malay) (bor)
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