ollamh

See also: Ollamh

English

Alternative forms

• ollam, ollav, ollave

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɒlæm/

Noun

ollamh (plural ollamhs)

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

Anagrams

• Lolham, Mohall, mollah

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈɔl̪ˠəvˠ/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈɔl̪ˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɔl̪ˠu/

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

Descendants

• → English: ollamh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with 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.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ollamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ollam”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• (archaic) olla

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔl̪ˠəv/

Noun

ollamh m (genitive singular ollaimh, plural ollamhan)

1. doctor
   • 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

Usage notes

• This word is not used in the meaning "doctor of medicine" (for that meaning, dotair and lighiche are used).

Derived terms

• àrd-ollamh

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “ollamh”, 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), “ollam”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language