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)

1. wool
2. woolly hair, mop of hair

Declension

Declension of olann (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative olann olanna vocative a olann a olanna genitive olla olann dative olann olanna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an olann na holanna genitive na holla na n-olann dative leis an olann don olann leis na holanna

Derived terms

• olanda (“woolly”)
• olann chadáis f (“cotton-wool”)
• olannacht (“woolliness”)
• olanntáirgeach (“wool-bearing”)
• tuirne olla (“woolwheel”)
• úr olla (“wool-grease”)
• úsc olla (“wool-fat, lanolin”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of olann

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
olann	n-olann	holann	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) “olann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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
   • 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	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

Mutation of olann

radical	lenition	nasalization
olann (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	unchanged	n-olann

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

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, 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)

1. wool

   Synonym: clòimh

Mutation

Mutation of olann

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
olann	n-olann	h-olann	t-olann

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

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “olann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “olann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language