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olann

olann

Irish

Noun

olann f (genitive singular olla, nominative plural olanna)

  1. wool
  2. woolly hair, mop of hair

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
olann n-olann holann t-olann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • "olann" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • olann” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wlanā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈolan͈/

Noun

olann f (genitive olla, no plural)

  1. wool

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

  • ollach (wooly)

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
olann unchanged n-olann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • olann” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish olann, from Proto-Celtic *wlanā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂.

Noun

olann f (genitive singular olainn)

  1. wool

Synonyms

References

  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
  • olann” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.