ardfhlaith

Irish

Etymology

From ard- +‎ flaith.

Noun

ardfhlaith m (genitive singular ardfhlatha, nominative plural ardfhlatha)

1. principal chieftain, suzerain; prince

Declension

Declension of ardfhlaith

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ardfhlaith ardfhlatha Vocative a ardfhlaith a ardfhlatha Genitive ardfhlatha ardfhlatha Dative ardfhlaith ardfhlatha

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ardfhlaith na hardfhlatha Genitive an ardfhlatha na n-ardfhlatha Dative leis an ardfhlaith don ardfhlaith leis na hardfhlatha

Synonyms

• (suzerain): ardtiarna

Related terms

• ardfhlaitheas (“(chief) sovereignty, suzerainty”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ardfhlaith	n-ardfhlaith	hardfhlaith	t-ardfhlaith
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ardfhlaith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “suzerain”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024