Ulster

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈʌlstə(ɹ)/

  • Audio (Southern England)

    (file)

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈʌlstɚ/

  • Audio (US)

    (file)

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.

• 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.[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.
• The word is also used in the attributive form relating to, or originating from Ulster, e.g. an Ulster fry.

Ulster (plural Ulsters)

An Ulster

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

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈʊlstɐ/, /ˈʌlstɐ/

• Audio

  (file)

Ulster n (proper noun, strong, genitive Ulsters)

1. Ulster

Ulster m (strong, genitive Ulsters, plural Ulster)

1. ulster (overcoat)
   • 1909 [1901], Thomas Mann, Buddenbrooks […] ‎, Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, OCLC 72614589, 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; […]

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

   • 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.

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

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