ollscolach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ollscoil (“university”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]ollscolach (genitive singular masculine ollscolaigh, genitive singular feminine ollscolaí, plural ollscolacha, comparative ollscolaí)
- academical (pertaining to a university or other form of higher education)
- Synonym: coláisteach
Declension
[edit]| 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 | |||
Related terms
[edit]- ollscolaíocht f (“university education”)
Mutation
[edit]| 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.
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ollscolach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ollscolach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm