Why is it das Ulster?
Ulster ends in -er. Most nouns with this ending are masculine (86% take der), but Ulster is an exception: das Ulster.
The other -er exceptionsMeaning
[1] Historical, Geography: A province in Northern Ireland
[1] historisch, Geografie: eine Provinz in NordirlandExamples
[1] Donegal is a county in Ulsterä
[1] Donegal ist eine Grafschaft in Ulster.
Grammar note
The article is needed if "Ulster" in a certain quality, at a certain point in time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. usually, no article is used.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | (das) Ulster | — |
| Genitiv | (des Ulster) (des Ulsters) Ulsters | — |
| Dativ | (dem) Ulster | — |
| Akkusativ | (das) Ulster | — |
Meaning
Examples
[1] He was wearing an Ulsterä
[1] Er trug einen Ulster.
[1] "" What NOW INTE IN I thought, while the man in the Ulster hastily gave me a well -furnished, warm space "
[1] „‚Was nun?‘ dachte ich, während mich der Mann im Ulster hastig zu einem gut eingerichteten, warmen Raum führte.“
More source examples (2)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "He had me arrested as a spy because he had noticed a piece of uniform under my Ulster"
[1] „Er ließ mich als Spion verhaften, weil er unter meinem Ulster ein Stück Uniform bemerkt hatte.“
[1] "The two disappear behind a stand with Ulsternä"
[1] „Die beiden verschwinden hinter einem Ständer mit Ulstern.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Ulster | die Ulster |
| Genitiv | des Ulsters | der Ulster |
| Dativ | dem Ulster | den Ulstern |
| Akkusativ | den Ulster | die Ulster |
Meaning
Examples
[1] The Ulster is a tributary of the Werraä
[1] Die Ulster ist ein Nebenfluss der Werra.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Ulster | — |
| Genitiv | der Ulster | — |
| Dativ | der Ulster | — |
| Akkusativ | die Ulster | — |
Pronunciation
Dictionary entries include material from Wiktionary. Wiktionary