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)

1. 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)

1. native of Ulster
   1. Ulsterman

      Synonyms: fear Ultach, fear as Cúige Uladh

   2. Ulsterwoman

      Synonyms: bean Ultach, bean as Cúige Uladh

Declension

Declension of Ultach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Ultach Ultaigh Vocative a Ultaigh a Ultacha Genitive Ultaigh Ultach Dative Ultach Ultaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an tUltach na hUltaigh Genitive an Ultaigh na nUltach Dative leis an Ultach don Ultach leis na hUltaigh

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
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ul(l)tach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Ultach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Ultach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ultach, ulltach (“belonging to the Ulaid; one of the Ulaid; a Ulidian, an Ultonian”).

Adjective

Ultach

1. related to Ulster

Related terms

• Ulaidh m pl (“Ulster”)

Noun

Ultach m (genitive singular Ultaich, plural Ultaich)

1. 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

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