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olann
olann
Irish
Noun
olann f (genitive singular olla, nominative plural olanna)
Declension
Declension of olann
Second declension
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
Terms derived from olann
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
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| 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)
- wool
- c. 900, Sanas Cormaic, from the Yellow Book of Lecan, Corm. Y 1025
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- ollach (“wooly”)
Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
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| 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)
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.