Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ollamh

/ˈɒlæm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ol-lamh
IPA: /ˈɒlæm/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: ollamh, ollam

Inflected Forms

ollamhs (plural) olam (alternative) ollam (alternative) ollav (alternative) ollave (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce ollamh?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɒlæm/.
What does ollamh mean?: In Irish history, a man of science or learning, equivalent to a university professor.
Where does ollamh come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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