flaith
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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish flaith,[1] from Proto-Celtic *wlatis (“sovereignty”).
Pronunciation
Noun
flaith f (genitive singular flaithe)
Declension
Declension of flaith
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Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Noun
flaith m (genitive singular flatha, nominative plural flatha)
Declension
Declension of flaith
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- banfhlaith (“princess”)
- flaitheas
- flaithiúil (adjective)
- Órfhlaith
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| flaith | fhlaith | bhflaith |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 flaith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 215, page 110
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “flaith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “flaith”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “flaith”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *wlatis (“sovereignty”).
Pronunciation
Noun
flaith f
- lordship, sovereignty, rule
- kingdom, realm (especially the Kingdom of Heaven)
- prince, ruler
Inflection
| Feminine i-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | flaith | flaithL | flathaiH |
| Vocative | flaith | flaithL | flathaiH |
| Accusative | flaithN | flaithL | flathaiH |
| Genitive | flathoH, flathaH | flathoH, flathaH | flathaeN |
| Dative | flaithL | flathaib | flathaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| flaith | ḟlaith | flaith pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 flaith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language