ollam

English

Noun

ollam (plural ollams)

  1. Alternative form of ollamh.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

olla +‎ -am

Pronunciation

Noun

ollam m (plural ollams)

  1. (collective) cooking pots

Further reading

Latin

Noun

ōllam

  1. accusative singular of ōlla

Old Irish

FWOTD – 28 February 2016

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈol͈aβ̃]

Etymology 1

From oll (“great, vast”) +‎ -am (occupational noun-forming suffix).

Noun

ollam m

  1. master in a particular trade or skill
  2. professor
  3. the highest rank of fili, or a title of the highest member of any group.
Inflection
Masculine n-stem
singular dual plural
nominative ollam ollomainL ollomain
vocative ollam ollomainL ollomanaH
accusative ollomainN ollomainL ollomanaH
genitive olloman ollomanL ollomanN
dative ollomainL, ollamL ollomanaib ollomanaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
  • ollam brithem (“the highest rank of judge”)
  • ollam rí (“the highest rank of king”)
  • ollam fodla (“great teacher”)
Descendants
  • Irish: ollamh
    • → English: ollamh
  • Manx: olloo
  • Scottish Gaelic: ollamh

Etymology 2

Adjective

ollam

  1. alternative form of ellam

Mutation

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

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

References

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