olann

See also: ólann

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish olann,[1] from Proto-Celtic *ulanā, a sandhi variant of *wlanā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ (compare Welsh gwlân, Breton gloan, Cornish gwlan, Gaulish *wlanā (“wool”)).

Pronunciation

Noun

olann f (genitive singular olla, nominative plural olanna)

  1. wool
  2. woolly hair, mop of hair

Declension

Declension of olann (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative olann olanna
vocative a olann a olanna
genitive olla olann
dative olann olanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an olann na holanna
genitive na holla na n-olann
dative leis an olann
don olann 		leis na holanna

Derived terms

  • olanda (“woolly”)
  • olann chadáis f (“cotton-wool”)
  • olannacht (“woolliness”)
  • olanntáirgeach (“wool-bearing”)
  • tuirne olla (“woolwheel”)
  • úr olla (“wool-grease”)
  • úsc olla (“wool-fat, lanolin”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of olann
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
olann n-olann holann not applicable

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “olann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 180, page 91
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 207, page 79

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ulanā, a sandhi variant of *wlanā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈolan͈/

Noun

olann f (genitive ollnae, no plural)

  1. wool

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative olannL, oland — —
vocative olannL, oland — —
accusative olainnN, olaind — —
genitive ollnaeH — —
dative olainnL, olaind — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

  • ollach (“wooly”)

Descendants

  • Irish: olann
  • Scottish Gaelic: olann
  • Manx: ollan

Mutation

Mutation of olann
radical lenition nasalization
olann
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)		 olann n-olann

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

References

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish olann, from Proto-Celtic *ulanā, a sandhi variant of *wlanā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔl̪ˠən̪ˠ/

Noun

olann f (genitive singular olainn)

  1. wool
    Synonym: clòimh

Mutation

Mutation of olann
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
olann n-olann h-olann t-olann

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

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “olann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “olann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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