"Ulaid" meaning in Old Irish

See Ulaid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈu.ləðʲ/
Etymology: Probably identical to Ancient Greek Ούολουντιοι (Oúolountioi), Ούλουτοι (Oúloutoi), mentioned by Ptolemy. Probably ultimately from ul (“beard”). More at Ulaid. Etymology templates: {{cog|grc|Ούολουντιοι}} Ancient Greek Ούολουντιοι (Oúolountioi) Head templates: {{head|sga|proper noun|g=m-p}} Ulaid m pl Inflection templates: {{sga-decl-noun|acc_pl=Ultu+H|acc_pl2=Ulto+H|class=o-m|dat_pl=Ultaib|gen_pl=Ulad+N|n=p|nom_pl=Ulaid+L|voc_pl=Ultu+H|voc_pl2=Ulto+H}}, {{sga-mutation}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], - [nominative, singular], - [dual, nominative], Ulaid [nominative, plural], - [singular, vocative], - [dual, vocative], Ultu [plural, vocative], Ulto [plural, vocative], - [accusative, singular], - [accusative, dual], Ultu [accusative, plural], Ulto [accusative, plural], - [genitive, singular], - [dual, genitive], Ulad [genitive, plural], - [dative, singular], - [dative, dual], Ultaib [dative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Ulaid [error-unrecognized-form], pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments [error-unrecognized-form], nUlaid [error-unrecognized-form], Ulaith [alternative]
  1. Ulstermen Tags: masculine, plural
    Sense id: en-Ulaid-sga-name-cOJvryn7
  2. (plural only) Ulster (a province of Ireland) Tags: masculine, plural, plural-only Categories (place): Places in Ireland, Provinces of Ireland
    Sense id: en-Ulaid-sga-name-LSBJad1n Categories (other): Old Irish pluralia tantum
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Connachta, Laigin, Mumu

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "lang_code": "gv",
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      "form": "Ulad",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "form": "Ultaib",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "tags": [
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
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      "form": "nUlaid",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "Ulaith",
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      ]
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        "2": "proper noun",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
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        "acc_pl2": "Ulto+H",
        "class": "o-m",
        "dat_pl": "Ultaib",
        "gen_pl": "Ulad+N",
        "n": "p",
        "nom_pl": "Ulaid+L",
        "voc_pl": "Ultu+H",
        "voc_pl2": "Ulto+H"
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  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "name",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Connachta"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Laigin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Mumu"
    }
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        "Ulstermen"
      ],
      "id": "en-Ulaid-sga-name-cOJvryn7",
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          "Ulstermen",
          "Ulstermen"
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        "plural"
      ]
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Irish pluralia tantum",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "sga",
          "name": "Places in Ireland",
          "orig": "sga:Places in Ireland",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "sga",
          "name": "Provinces of Ireland",
          "orig": "sga:Provinces of Ireland",
          "parents": [
            "Provinces",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "Ulster",
          "Ulster#English"
        ],
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          "province",
          "province"
        ],
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          "Ireland",
          "Ireland#English"
        ]
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        "(plural only) Ulster (a province of Ireland)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "plural-only"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈu.ləðʲ/"
    },
    {
      "note": "Blasse",
      "other": "[ˈu.lɪðʲ]"
    },
    {
      "note": "Griffith",
      "other": "[ˈu.lɨðʲ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ulaid"
}
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    "Old Irish masculine o-stem nouns",
    "Old Irish pluralia tantum",
    "Old Irish proper nouns",
    "Old Irish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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          "lang_code": "ga",
          "word": "Ulaidh"
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          "lang_code": "gv",
          "word": "Ullee"
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          "lang_code": "gd",
          "word": "Ulaidh"
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      "word": "Ulaid"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "Ulaid",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Ulto",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
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    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
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    {
      "form": "Ulad",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
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    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "Ultaib",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "Ulaid",
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      "form": "pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    {
      "form": "nUlaid",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ulaith",
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      "name": "head"
    }
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        "gen_pl": "Ulad+N",
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        "nom_pl": "Ulaid+L",
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  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "name",
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    {
      "word": "Connachta"
    },
    {
      "word": "Laigin"
    },
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      "word": "Mumu"
    }
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        "Ulstermen"
      ],
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          "Ulstermen"
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      ],
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈu.ləðʲ/"
    },
    {
      "note": "Blasse",
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    },
    {
      "note": "Griffith",
      "other": "[ˈu.lɨðʲ]"
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}

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