ullamh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ellam, ullam, ollam (“quick, prompt, speedy; soon, readily; ready, prepared; finished, complete; ready (for), predisposed (to), inclined (to)”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): [ˈɔl̪ˠəvˠ]
• IPA^(key): [ˈʊl̪ˠəvˠ], [ˈʊl̪ˠuː]

Adjective

ullamh (predicative)

1. ready, willing, prompt
2. ready, prepared
3. predisposed, inclined (chun (“to”))
4. finished

Synonyms

• réidh (“ready, prepared; finished”)

Antonyms

• neamhullamh (“unprepared, unready”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ullamh

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ullamh	n-ullamh	hullamh	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ullamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ellam, ullam, ollam”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ellam, ullam, ollam (“quick, prompt, speedy; soon, readily; ready, prepared; finished, complete; ready (for), predisposed (to), inclined (to)”). Related to ealamh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈul̪ˠəv/
• (Uist, Barra) IPA^(key): /ˈul̪ˠu/

Adjective

ullamh (comparative ullaimhe)

1. ready, prepared, finished, done, over
2. ready, prone to
3. handy

Synonyms

• deiseil (“finished”)
• rèidh (“ready, prepared; finished”)

Mutation

Mutation of ullamh

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ullamh	n-ullamh	h-ullamh	t-ullamh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “ullamh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “ullamh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[3], Stirling, →ISBN