Ollainn

Irish

Etymology

From Dutch Holland.

Proper noun

An Ollainn f (genitive na hOllainne)

1. Holland (a traditional region of the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland)
2. Holland, the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe)

Declension

Declension of Ollainn (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Ollainn vocative a Ollainn genitive Ollainne dative Ollainn forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Ollainn genitive na hOllainne dative leis an Ollainn don Ollainn

Derived terms

• Ollainnis f (“the Dutch language”)
• Ollannach (“Dutch”, adjective)
• Ollannach m (“a Dutch person”)

Related terms

• An Ísiltír f (“the Netherlands”)
• Ríocht na hÍsiltíre f (“the Kingdom of the Netherlands”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Ollainn

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Ollainn	nOllainn	hOllainn	not applicable

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Ollainn”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Ollainn”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025