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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish Ulaid m pl (“Ulidians, Ulstermen”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ulaidh m pl (genitive Uladh, dative Ultaibh or Ulaidh)
- Ulster (province of Ireland)
- Synonym: Cúige Uladh
- (literary) Ulstermen
Related terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| Ulaidh
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nUlaidh
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hUlaidh
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not applicable
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Ulaidh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Ulaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “Ulaidh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Ulaidh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish Ulaid m pl (“Ulidians, Ulstermen”).
Proper noun
Ulaidh m pl
- Ulster (province of Ireland)
Related terms
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “Ulaidh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Ulaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language