Ollainn

Irish

Etymology

From Dutch Holland.

Proper noun

An Ollainn f (genitive na hOllainne)

1. Holland (a traditional region in the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland)
2. Holland, the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe)

Declension

Declension of Ollainn

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Ollainn Vocative a Ollainn Genitive Ollainne Dative Ollainn

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Ollainn Genitive na hOllainne Dative leis an Ollainn don Ollainn

Derived terms

• Ollainnis f (“the Dutch language”)
• Ollannach (“Dutch”, adjective)
• Ollannach m (“a Dutch person”)

 

Related terms

• An Ísiltír f (“the Netherlands”)
• Ríocht na hÍsiltíre f (“the Kingdom of the Netherlands”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Ollainn	nOllainn	hOllainn	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Ollainn”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Ollainn”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024