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Ulaid

Ulaid

English

Proper noun

Ulaid (singular Ulad)

A people of Early Ireland who gave their name to the Irish province of Ulster.

Anagrams

dulia

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Ulaith

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈuliðʲ/

Proper noun

Ulaid m pl

Ulstermen
(plural only) Ulster (province of Ireland)

Declension

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	—	—	Ulaid^L
Vocative	—	—	Ultu^H, Ulto^H
Accusative	—	—	Ultu^H, Ulto^H
Genitive	—	—	Ulad^N
Dative	—	—	Ultaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: ^H = triggers aspiration ^L = triggers lenition ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Irish: Ulaidh
Latin: Ultōnia
Manx: Ullee
Scottish Gaelic: Ulaidh

See also

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
Ulaid	unchanged	nUlaid
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

“Ulaid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.