flaith
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish flaith, from Proto-Celtic *wlatis (“sovereignty”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
flaith f (genitive singular flaithe)
Declension[edit]
Declension of flaith
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Noun[edit]
flaith m (genitive singular flatha, nominative plural flatha)
Declension[edit]
Declension of flaith
Alternative forms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- banfhlaith (“princess”)
- flaitheas
- flaithiúil (adjective)
- Órfhlaith
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
flaith | fhlaith | bhflaith |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “flaith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 flaith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “flaith” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “flaith” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Celtic *wlatis (“sovereignty”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
flaith f
- lordship, sovereignty, rule
- kingdom, realm (especially the Kingdom of Heaven)
- prince, ruler
Inflection[edit]
Feminine i-stem | |||
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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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Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
flaith | ḟlaith | flaith pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 flaith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Categories:
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂welh₁- (rule)
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish nouns
- Irish feminine nouns
- Irish literary terms
- Irish second-declension nouns
- Irish masculine nouns
- Irish third-declension nouns
- ga:Nobility
- Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂welh₁- (rule)
- Old Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Old Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old Irish lemmas
- Old Irish nouns
- Old Irish feminine nouns
- Old Irish masculine or feminine i-stem nouns
- sga:Nobility