Ollainnis

Irish

Etymology

From an Ollainn (“Holland”) +‎ -is.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔl̪ˠən̠ʲəʃ/

Proper noun

Ollainnis f (genitive Ollainnise)

1. the Dutch language

   Synonym: Ísiltíris

Declension

Declension of Ollainnis (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Ollainnis vocative a Ollainnis genitive Ollainnise dative Ollainnis forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Ollainnis genitive na hOllainnise dative leis an Ollainnis don Ollainnis

Mutation

Mutated forms of Ollainnis

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Ollainnis	nOllainnis	hOllainnis	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Ollainnis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “Ollainnis”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025