Ultach
See also: ultach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish ultach, ulltach (“belonging to the Ulaid; one of the Ulaid; a Ulidian, an Ultonian”).
Adjective
Ultach (genitive singular masculine Ultaigh, genitive singular feminine Ultaí, plural Ultacha)
- Ulster
Declension
Declension of Ultach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Ultach | Ultach | Ultacha | |
| Vocative | Ultaigh | Ultacha | ||
| Genitive | Ultaí | Ultacha | Ultach | |
| Dative | Ultach | Ultach; Ultaigh (archaic) | Ultacha | |
| Comparative | níos Ultaí | |||
| Superlative | is Ultaí | |||
Derived terms
- Albanach Ultach m (“Ulster Scot”)
- bean Ultach f, cailleach Ultach f (“witch”)
- Cúige Uladh f (“(the province of) Ulster”)
Noun
Ultach m (genitive singular Ultaigh, nominative plural Ultaigh)
- native of Ulster
- Ulsterman
- Synonyms: fear Ultach, fear as Cúige Uladh
- Ulsterwoman
- Synonyms: bean Ultach, bean as Cúige Uladh
- Ulsterman
Declension
Declension of Ultach
First declension
Bare forms:
| Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| Ultach | nUltach | hUltach | tUltach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Ultach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ul(l)tach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “Ultach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Ultach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish ultach, ulltach (“belonging to the Ulaid; one of the Ulaid; a Ulidian, an Ultonian”).
Adjective
Ultach
- related to Ulster
Related terms
- Ulaidh m pl (“Ulster”)
Noun
Ultach m (genitive singular Ultaich, plural Ultaich)
- native of Ulster, Ulsterman
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| Ultach | n-Ultach | h-Ultach | t-Ultach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ul(l)tach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language