ullamh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ellam, ullam, ollam (“quick, prompt, speedy; soon, readily; ready, prepared; finished, complete; ready (for), predisposed (to), inclined (to)”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): [ˈɔl̪ˠəvˠ]
• IPA^(key): [ˈʊl̪ˠəvˠ], [ˈʊl̪ˠuː]

Adjective

ullamh (predicative)

1. ready, willing, prompt
2. ready, prepared
3. predisposed, inclined (chun (“to”))
4. finished

Synonyms

• réidh (“ready, prepared; finished”)

Antonyms

• neamhullamh (“unprepared, unready”)

Mutation

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ullamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ellam, ullam, ollam”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ellam, ullam, ollam (“quick, prompt, speedy; soon, readily; ready, prepared; finished, complete; ready (for), predisposed (to), inclined (to)”). Related to ealamh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈul̪ˠəv/
• (Barra) IPA^(key): [ˈul̪ˠu]

Adjective

ullamh (comparative ullaimhe)

1. ready, prepared, finished, done, over
2. ready, prone to
3. handy

Synonyms

• deiseil (“finished”)
• rèidh (“ready, prepared; finished”)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ullamh	n-ullamh	h-ullamh	t-ullamh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “ullamh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “ullamh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[2], Stirling, →ISBN