# olann
## Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish olann, from Proto-Celtic *ulanā, a sandhi variant of *wlanā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ (compare Welsh gwlân, Breton gloan, Cornish gwlan, Gaulish *wlanā (“wool”)).

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ˈɞl̪ˠən̪ˠ/
* (Connacht, Ulster) IPA: /ˈɔlˠən̪ˠ/, /ˈɔl̪ˠən̪ˠ/

### Noun

olann f (genitive singular olla, nominative plural olanna)
* wool
* woolly hair, mop of hair

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
olann
olanna
vocative
a olann
a olanna
genitive
olla
olann
dative
olann
olanna
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an olann
na holanna
genitive
na holla
na n-olann
dative
leis an olann don olann
leis na holanna :

#### Derived terms

* olanda (“woolly”)
* olann chadáis f (“cotton-wool”)
* olannacht (“woolliness”)
* olanntáirgeach (“wool-bearing”)
* tuirne olla (“woolwheel”)
* úr olla (“wool-grease”)
* úsc olla (“wool-fat, lanolin”)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “olann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 180, page 91
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 207, page 79

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “olann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Old Irish
### Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ulanā, a sandhi variant of *wlanā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈolan͈/

### Noun

olann f (genitive ollnae, no plural)
* wool
** c. 900, Sanas Cormaic, from the Yellow Book of Lecan, Corm. Y 1025
    oland .i. uile-findfadwool, that is, all-hair

#### Inflection

Feminine ā-stem :
| | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Nominative | olann$^L$, oland | — | — |
| Vocative | olann$^L$, oland | — | — |
| Accusative | olainn$^N$, olaind | — | — |
| Genitive | ollnae$^H$ | — | — |
| Dative | olainn$^L$, olaind | — | — |
| Initial mutations of a following adjective: $^H$ = triggers aspiration $^L$ = triggers lenition $^N$ = triggers nasalization ||||

#### Derived terms

* ollach (“wooly”)

#### Descendants

* Irish: olann
* Scottish Gaelic: olann
* Manx: ollan

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “olann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish olann, from Proto-Celtic *ulanā, a sandhi variant of *wlanā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɔl̪ˠən̪ˠ/

### Noun

olann f (genitive singular olainn)
* wool
    Synonym: clòimh

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* Edward Dwelly (1911) “olann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “olann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language