olann

See also: ólann

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish olann, 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

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɞl̪ˠən̪ˠ/
(Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɔlˠən̪ˠ/, /ˈɔl̪ˠən̪ˠ/

Noun

olann f (genitive singular olla, nominative plural olanna)

wool
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
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with 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

^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “olann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 180, page 91
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 207, page 79

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)

wool
- c. 900, Sanas Cormaic, from the Yellow Book of Lecan, Corm. Y 1025
  oland .i. uile-findfad
  wool, that is, all-hair

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	olann^L, oland	—	—
Vocative	olann^L, oland	—	—
Accusative	olainn^N, olaind	—	—
Genitive	ollnae^H	—	—
Dative	olainn^L, 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
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

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “olann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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)

wool
Synonym: clòimh

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
olann	n-olann	h-olann	t-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

[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

olann

Contents

Irish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

References

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

Mutation

References

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Mutation

References

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