ollamh

See also: Ollamh

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish ollamh, from Old Irish ollam (“doctor”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɒlæm/

Noun

ollamh (plural ollamhs)

  1. (historical) In Irish history, a man of science or learning, equivalent to a university professor.

Anagrams

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ollam (“ollave; chief”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ollamh m (genitive singular ollaimh, nominative plural ollúna)

  1. (literary) master-poet, ollave
  2. master, expert, learned man
  3. (education) professor

Declension

Declension of ollamh (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ollamh ollúna
vocative a ollaimh a ollúna
genitive ollaimh ollúna
dative ollamh ollúna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-ollamh na hollúna
genitive an ollaimh na n-ollúna
dative leis an ollamh
don ollamh 		leis na hollúna

Descendants

  • → English: ollamh

Mutation

Mutated forms of ollamh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ollamh n-ollamh hollamh t-ollamh

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish ollam (“ollave; chief”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔl̪ˠəv/

Noun

ollamh m (genitive singular ollaimh, plural ollamhan)

  1. doctor

Usage notes

Derived terms

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “ollamh”, 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), “ollam”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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