Ulster

See also: ulster

English

Etymology

Possibly from Old Norse Uladztir, itself from Old Irish Ulaidh tír (“land of Ulsterman”). More at Ulster.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʌlstə(ɹ)/

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• IPA^(key): /ˈʌlstɚ/

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Proper noun

Ulster

1. (geographical) The northern province of Ireland, made up of all six Northern Irish counties and three counties in the Republic of Ireland.
2. (politics, proscribed) The six counties that make up Northern Ireland.
3. (geographical) A county named after the Irish province in New York State, United States of America.

Usage notes

• The historical province of Ulster included present-day Northern Ireland as well as parts of the Republic of Ireland. Using the word Ulster to refer only to Northern Ireland is often proscribed. This is in part because this usage is imprecise. More importantly, this usage is typical of a partisan, unionist parlance and is therefore avoided for neutrality.
• The word is also used in the attributive form relating to, or originating from Ulster, e.g. an Ulster fry.

Derived terms

• Ulster County
• Ulster fry
• Ulster Scots

 

Translations

northern province of Ireland

• Finnish: Ulsteri
• German: Ulster (de) n
• Irish: Ulaidh m pl, Cúige Uladh

  Old Irish: Ulaid m pl

• Latin: Ultōnia f (Mediaeval)
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• Macedonian: А́лстер m (Álster)
• Manx: Ullee
• Scottish Gaelic: Ulaidh m pl
• Ukrainian: Ольстер m (Olʹster)

Northern Ireland

• Finnish: Pohjois-Irlanti (fi)
• Irish: Tuaisceart Éireann
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• Macedonian: А́лстер m (Álster)

Relating to, or originating from Ulster

• Finnish: ulsterilainen
• Irish: Ultach
• Latin: Ultōniēnsis (Mediaeval)
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• Macedonian: а́лстерски (álsterski)
• Manx: Ultagh

Noun

Ulster (plural Ulsters)

An Ulster

1. Alternative letter-case form of ulster (“men's heavy overcoat”)

Anagrams

• Luster, lurest, luster, lustre, luters, result, rulest, rustle, sutler, truels

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʊlstɐ/, /ˈʌlstɐ/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Ulster n (proper noun, strong, genitive Ulsters)

1. Ulster

Declension

Declension of Ulster [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Ulster
genitive	eines	des	Ulsters
dative	einem	dem	Ulster
accusative	ein	das	Ulster

Noun

Ulster m (strong, genitive Ulsters, plural Ulster)

1. ulster (overcoat)
   • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 70:

     Er war fertig zum Ausgehen, sportlich gekleidet, in kräftig gearbeiteten Stiefeln, und trug über dem Arm seinen Ulster, in dessen Seitentasche sich die flache Flasche abzeichnete. Einen Hut hatte er auch heute nicht.

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Declension

Declension of Ulster [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Ulster	die	Ulster
genitive	eines	des	Ulsters	der	Ulster
dative	einem	dem	Ulster	den	Ulstern
accusative	einen	den	Ulster	die	Ulster

Further reading

• “Ulster” in Duden online
• “Ulster” in Duden online
• “Ulster” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache