Ulaid

English

Proper noun

Ulaid (singular Ulad)

  1. A people of Early Ireland who gave their name to the Irish province of Ulster.
  2. (historical) the former kingdom of northern Ireland belonging to the ancestors of the Ulstermen

Anagrams

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Ulaid, probably identical to Ancient Greek Ούολουντιοι (Oúolountioi), Ούλουτοι (Oúloutoi), mentioned by Ptolemy. Probably ultimately from ul (“beard”).[1] More at Ulaid.

Pronunciation

  • (earlier) IPA(key): /ˈuləðʲ/
  • (later) IPA(key): /ˈuləɣʲ/

Proper noun

Ulaid m pl

  1. (plural only) Ulster (a province of Ireland)

Declension

  • Genitive plural: Ulad

Descendants

  • Irish: Ulaidh
  • Manx: Ullee
  • Scottish Gaelic: Ulaidh

See also

Mutation

Mutation of Ulaid
radical lenition nasalization
Ulaid
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) 		unchanged nUlaid

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

References

  1. ^ Karl Horst Schmidt, "Insular P- and Q-Celtic", in Martin J. Ball and James Fife (eds.), The Celtic Languages, Routledge, 1993, p. 67

Further reading

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably identical to Ancient Greek Ούολουντιοι (Oúolountioi), Ούλουτοι (Oúloutoi), mentioned by Ptolemy. Probably ultimately from ul (“beard”).[1] More at Ulaid.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈulɨðʲ]

Proper noun

Ulaid m pl

  1. Ulstermen
  2. (plural only) Ulster (a province of Ireland)

Declension

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative — — UlaidL
vocative — — UltuH, UltoH
accusative — — UltuH, UltoH
genitive — — UladN
dative — — Ultaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

See also

Mutation

Mutation of Ulaid
radical lenition nasalization
Ulaid
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)		 Ulaid n-Ulaid

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

References

  1. ^ Karl Horst Schmidt, "Insular P- and Q-Celtic", in Martin J. Ball and James Fife (eds.), The Celtic Languages, Routledge, 1993, p. 67

Further reading

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