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olann.

wool

5 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɞl̪ˠən̪ˠ/Munster/ˈolˠən̪ˠ/Connacht/ˈɔlˠən̪ˠ/Ulster
  1. wool

    feminine
  2. woolly hair, mop of hair

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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”)).

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