flaith

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish flaith, from Proto-Celtic *wlatis (sovereignty).

Pronunciation

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Noun

flaith f (genitive singular flaithe)

  1. (literary) lordship, sovereignty

Declension

Declension of flaith (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative flaith
vocative a fhlaith
genitive flaithe
dative flaith
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an fhlaith
genitive na flaithe
dative leis an bhflaith
don fhlaith

Noun

flaith m (genitive singular flatha, nominative plural flatha)

  1. ruler, prince; lord, chief

Declension

Declension of flaith (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative flaith flatha
vocative a fhlaith a fhlatha
genitive flatha flatha
dative flaith flatha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an flaith na flatha
genitive an fhlatha na bhflatha
dative leis an bhflaith
don fhlaith
leis na flatha

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of flaith
radical lenition eclipsis
flaith fhlaith bhflaith

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 flaith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 215, page 110

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wlatis (sovereignty).

Pronunciation

Noun

flaith f

  1. lordship, sovereignty, rule
  2. kingdom, realm (especially the Kingdom of Heaven)
  3. 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:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: flaith
  • Manx: flah
  • Scottish Gaelic: flath

Mutation

Mutation of flaith
radical lenition nasalization
flaith ḟlaith flaith
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

The lenited form is spelled laith in at least one gloss.

Further reading