Ulla

Submitted by admin on Thu, 11/01/2018 - 13:55

O Río Ulla é o río das mazás (referido seguramente a unha zona non de torrente como o Mácara senón xa de lento fluir rodeado de leiras, algunhas das cales, no seu tempo, tiñan mazás). Vexamos:

 úll, m. (gs. úill, npl. ~a, gpl. ~).Apple. 1. ~ milis, géar, eating-, cooking-, apple. ~ fiáin, crab-apple. 2. Fruit resembling apple. ~ caithne, arbutus-berry. ~ gráinneach, pomegranate. ~a prátaí, potato-apples. 3. B:~ na haithne, the forbidden fruit. 4. ~ na brád, ~ na scornaí, Adams apple. siad san ~ ag a chéile, they are at each others throats. 5. Anat: Ball joint. ~ an chromáin, ~ na leise, hip-joint. ~ na huillinne, elbow-joint. S.a. alt11 (b).6. Globular object, ball. ~ luaidhe, práis, lead, brass, ball. ~ claímh, pommel of sword. ~ scéithe, boss of shield. ~ dorais, door-knob. ~a clis, jugglers balls. 7. ~ óir, golden apple, precious thing. A ~ óir ár gcine, O fairest of our race. Rug ~ na scéimhe léi, she was the fairest of the fair. 8. Bot:~ an mhadra rua, tutsan. (Var:~a m, pl. ~)

o nominativo plural de mazá (mazás) en celta é úlla