fàilte

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See also: failte, and fáilte

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

Noun

fàilte f (genitive singular fàilte, plural fàiltean)

  1. welcome
  2. greeting, salute, salutation

Usage notes

  • Used with the prepositions do, air and ro:
    bidh fàilte chridheil oirre/roimhpe ― she will be heartily welcome / receive a hearty welcome
    Fàilte oirbh/romhaibh gu Glaschu! ― Welcome to Glasgow!

Derived terms

Interjection

fàilte

  1. welcome
  2. hail
    Fàilte a Mhoire ― Hail Mary

Mutation

Mutation of fàilte
radical lenition
fàilte fhàilte

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

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