ollam

English

Noun

ollam (plural ollams)

  1. Alternative form of ollamh

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

olla + -am

Pronunciation

Noun

ollam m (plural ollams)

  1. (collective) cooking pots

Further reading

Latin

Noun

ōllam

  1. accusative singular of ōlla

Old Irish

FWOTD – 28 February 2016

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈol͈aṽ/

Etymology 1

From oll (great, vast).

Noun

ollam m

  1. A master in a particular trade or skill.
  2. A professor
  3. the highest rank of fili, or a title of the highest member of any group.
Inflection
Masculine n-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ollam ollomainL ollomain
Vocative ollam ollomainL ollomanaH
Accusative ollomainN ollomainL ollomanaH
Genitive olloman ollomanL ollomanN
Dative ollomainL, ollamL ollomanaib ollomanaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
  • ollam brithem (the highest rank of judge)
  • ollam rí (the highest rank of king)
  • ollam fodla (great teacher)
Descendants
  • English: ollav
  • Irish: ollamh
  • Manx: olloo
  • Scottish Gaelic: ollamh

Adjective

ollam

  1. Alternative form of ellam

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
ollam unchanged n-ollam
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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