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

• Daliu, dulia

Middle Irish

Etymology

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

• Connachta
• Laigin
• Mumu

Mutation

Mutation of Ulaid

radical	lenition	nasalization
Ulaid	unchanged	nUlaid

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Ulaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• Ulaith

Etymology

Probably identical to Ancient Greek Ούολουντιοι (Oúolountioi), Ούλουτοι (Oúloutoi), mentioned by Ptolemy. Probably ultimately from ul (“beard”). 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

• Middle Irish: Ulaid
  • Irish: Ulaidh
  • Manx: Ullee
  • Scottish Gaelic: Ulaidh
• →⇒ Latin: Ultōnia
• → Old Norse: Uladztir, Ulaztir
  • → English: Ulster

See also

• Connachta
• Laigin
• Mumu

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 Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Ulaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language