Ulaidh

See also: ulaidh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Ulaid m pl (“Ulidians, Ulstermen”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈʊl̪ˠɪɟ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈʊlˠiː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʌlˠi/

Proper noun

Ulaidh m pl (genitive Uladh, dative Ultaibh or Ulaidh)

1. Ulster (province of Ireland)

   Synonym: Cúige Uladh

2. (literary) Ulstermen

Related terms

• Ultach
• Baile Aird Uladh m (“Newtownards”)
• Plandáil Uladh f (“the Plantation of Ulster”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Ulaidh

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Ulaidh	nUlaidh	hUlaidh	not applicable

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Ulaidh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Ulaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “Ulaidh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Ulaidh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish Ulaid m pl (“Ulidians, Ulstermen”).

Proper noun

Ulaidh m pl

1. Ulster (province of Ireland)

Related terms

• Ultach

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “Ulaidh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Ulaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language