ollscolach

Irish

Etymology

From ollscoil (“university”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

ollscolach (genitive singular masculine ollscolaigh, genitive singular feminine ollscolaí, plural ollscolacha, comparative ollscolaí)

academical (pertaining to a university or other form of higher education)

Declension

Declension of ollscolach

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	ollscolach	ollscolach	ollscolacha
Vocative	ollscolaigh	ollscolach	ollscolacha
Genitive	ollscolaigh	ollscolaí	ollscolacha	ollscolach
Dative	ollscolach	ollscolach; ollscolaigh (archaic)	ollscolacha
Comparative	níos ollscolaí
Superlative	is ollscolaí

Related terms

ollscolaíocht f (“university education”)

Mutation

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

References

"ollscolach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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