ollamh

See also: Ollamh

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish ollamh, from Old Irish ollam (“doctor”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɒlæv/

Noun

ollamh (plural ollamhs)

  1. (historical) in Irish history, a man of science or learning, equivalent to a university professor

Anagrams

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ollam (“ollave; chief”).

Noun

ollamh m (genitive singular ollaimh, nominative plural ollúna)

  1. (literary) master-poet, ollave
  2. master, expert, learned man
  3. (education) professor

Declension
Declension of ollamh

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ollamh ollúna
Vocative a ollaimh a ollúna
Genitive ollaimh ollúna
Dative ollamh ollúna

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-ollamh na hollúna
Genitive an ollaimh na n-ollúna
Dative leis an ollamh

don ollamh

 leis na hollúna

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
ollamh n-ollamh hollamh t-ollamh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • "ollamh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “ollam” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish ollam (“ollave; chief”).

Noun

ollamh m (genitive singular ollaimh, plural ollamhan)

  1. doctor

Usage notes

Quotations
  1. 1781, anon., 'Oran caisiomachd do dh'albainn, ann aghaidh an olla shasgunnaich' [Glasgow] Glas-gho : [s.n.], 5.
  • Oran do'n Olla Shasgunnach, Samuel Johnson
Song to the English doctor, Samuel Johnson

Derived terms

References
  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • “ollam” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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