ollamh

See also Ollamh

English

Alternative forms

• ollav

Etymology

Irish ollamh, from Old Irish ollam ‘doctor’.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɒlæv/

Noun

ollamh (plural ollamhs)

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

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ollam.

Noun

ollamh m (genitive 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
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.

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Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• (archaic) olla

Etymology

From Old Irish ollam.

Noun

ollamh m (genitive ollaimh, plural ollamhan)

1. doctor

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

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