Ulster
See also: ulster
English
Alternative forms
- Ulsther (Mid-Ulster English)
Etymology
Possibly from Old Norse Uladztir, itself from Old Irish Ulaidh tír (“land of Ulsterman”). More at Ulster.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ulster
- (geographical) The northern province of Ireland, made up of all six Northern Irish counties and three counties in the Republic of Ireland.
- (politics, proscribed) The six counties that make up Northern Ireland.
- (geographical) A county named after the Irish province in New York State: see Ulster County.
- A township in Floyd County, Iowa, United States.
- A town in Ulster County, New York, United States.
- 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.[1] 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.
Translations
northern province of Ireland
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Northern Ireland
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Relating to, or originating from Ulster
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References
Further reading
- Ulster coat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʊlstɐ/, /ˈʌlstɐ/
Audio (file)
Declension
Noun
Ulster m (strong, genitive Ulsters, plural Ulster)
- ulster (overcoat)
- 1909 [1901], Thomas Mann, Buddenbrooks […] , 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
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