ollscolach

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Irish

Etymology

From ollscoil (“university”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

ollscolach (genitive singular masculine ollscolaigh, genitive singular feminine ollscolaí, plural ollscolacha, comparative ollscolaí)

  1. academical (pertaining to a university or other form of higher education)
    Synonym: coláisteach

Declension

Declension of ollscolach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative ollscolach ollscolach ollscolacha
vocative ollscolaigh ollscolacha
genitive ollscolaí ollscolacha ollscolach
dative ollscolach ollscolach;
ollscolaigh (archaic) 		ollscolacha
Comparative níos ollscolaí
Superlative is ollscolaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of ollscolach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ollscolach n-ollscolach hollscolach not applicable

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

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