fáilte

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Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈfˠɑːlʲtʲə]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish fáilte.

Noun[edit]

fáilte f (genitive fáilte, nominative plural fáiltí)

  1. A welcome
  2. (archaic) delight, joy

Declension[edit]

Declension of fáilte

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative fáilte fáiltí
Vocative a fháilte a fháiltí
Genitive fáilte fáiltí
Dative fáilte fáiltí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an fháilte na fáiltí
Genitive na fáilte na bhfáiltí
Dative leis an bhfáilte

don fháilte

 leis na fáiltí

Interjection[edit]

fáilte

  1. Welcome!

Usage notes[edit]

  • When used in expressions, commonly used with preposition roimh:
    Tá fáilte romhat/romhaibh — "You're welcome!"

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fáilte fháilte bhfáilte
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *wāletiyā, from Proto-Indo-European *wel-. Cognate with Old English wele, wela, willan (“to wish”) (English weal, wealth, and will); Latin velle (“to want”); etc.

Noun[edit]

fáilte f

  1. salute
  2. welcome

Descendants[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
fáilte ḟáilte fáilte
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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