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

Case Singular Plural
Nominative olann olanna
Vocative a olann a olanna
Genitive olla olann
Dative olann olanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an olann na holanna
Genitive na holla na n-olann
Dative leis an olann

don olann

 leis na holanna

Derived terms
  • búilleadh olla (“fixing wool for dyeing”)
  • carda olla (“card for combing wool”)
  • cardáil olla (“wool-carding”)
  • cíomáil olla (“wool-combing”)
  • cíoradh olla (“wool-combing”)
  • cosamar olla (“wool combings”)
  • déantúis olla (“woollen manufactures”)
  • duailín olla (“lock of wool”)
  • dual olla (“tuft of wool”)
  • éadach olla (“woollen cloth”)
  • fás olla (“a growth of wool”)
  • giobarsach olla (“sparse wool”)
  • glaise olla (“greyness of wool”)
  • goine olla (“wool waste”)
  • loca olla (“lock of wool; wad (of wool)”)
  • mála olla (“woolsack”)
  • margadh olla (“wool-market, wool-hall”)
  • muileann olla (“woollen-mill”)
  • olanda (“woolly”)
  • olann chadáis f (“cotton-wool”)
  • olannacht (“woolliness”)
  • olanntáirgeach (“wool-bearing”)
  • paca olla (“woolsack”)
  • rascalach olla (“coarse wool”)
  • ribe olla (“shred of wool”)
  • ribeog olla (“tuft of wool”)
  • rollóg olla (“roll of wool”)
  • ruainneog olla (“little tuft of wool”)
  • slám olla (“lock of wool”)
  • snáithe olla (“wool thread”)
  • snáth olla (“woollen yarn”)
  • trádáil olla (“wool-trade”)
  • tuirne olla (“woolwheel”)
  • úr olla (“wool-grease”)
  • úsc olla (“wool-fat, lanolin”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
olann n-olann holann not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “olann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de 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
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
olann unchanged n-olann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
olannn-olannh-olannt-olann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “olann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “olann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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