Ulster

See also: ulster

English

Ulster (in green)

Alternative forms

• Ulsther (Mid-Ulster)

Etymology

Possibly from Old Norse Uladztir, itself from Old Irish Ulaid (“Ulstermen”). More at Ulster.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈʌlstə(ɹ)/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈʌlstɚ/, /ˈʊlstɚ/

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• (Mid-Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɔ̈ls.t̪͆əɹ/

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.

   Coordinate terms: Connacht, Leinster, Munster

2. (politics, proscribed) The six counties that make up Northern Ireland.
3. (geographical) A county named after the Irish province in New York State: see Ulster County.
4. A township in Floyd County, Iowa, United States.
5. A town in Ulster County, New York, United States.
6. A township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Usage notes

• The historical province of Ulster included present-day Northern Ireland as well as parts of the Republic of Ireland. Using 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. However, the name survives, as illustrated by BBC Radio Ulster.
• 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 Day
• Ulster English
• Ulster fry
• Ulster Scots

 

Translations

northern province of Ireland

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿爾斯特／阿尔斯特 (zh) (Ā'ěrsītè)

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

  Old Irish: Ulaid m pl

• Italian: Ulster (it) m
• Latin: Ultōnia f (Mediaeval)
• Macedonian: А́лстер m (Álster)
• Manx: Ullee
• Polish: Ulster (pl) m
• Portuguese: Úlster m
• Russian: О́льстер (ru) m (Ólʹster)
• Scottish Gaelic: Ulaidh m pl
• Turkish: Ulster
• Ukrainian: Ольстер m (Olʹster)

Northern Ireland

• Finnish: Pohjois-Irlanti (fi)
• Irish: Tuaisceart Éireann
• Macedonian: А́лстер m (Álster)
• Portuguese: Irlanda do Norte (pt) f

Relating to, or originating from Ulster

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

Noun

Ulster (plural Ulsters)

An Ulster

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

Further reading

• Ulster coat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

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

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)
   • 1909 [1901], Thomas Mann, Buddenbrooks […] ‎^[2], Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, →OCLC, page 143:

     Als Morten Schwarzkopf bald nach dem Mittagessen mit seiner Pfeife vor die Veranda trat, um nachzusehen, wie es mit dem Himmel bestellt sei, stand ein Herr in langem, engem, gelbkariertem Ülster und grauem Hute vor ihm; […]

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   • 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