fáilte
See also: fàilte
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish fáilte, from Proto-Celtic *wāletiyā, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.
Noun
fáilte f (genitive singular fáilte, nominative plural fáiltí)
Declension
Declension of fáilte
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- anfháilte
- céad míle fáilte
- cuir fáilte roimh
- fáilteach
- fáilte an Aingil
- fáilteoir
- fáilte Uí Cheallaigh
- fáiltigh
- fáiltiúil
- fuarfháilte
- tá fáilte romhat/romhaibh
Related terms
- fáilteachas m (“welcoming, welcoming manner”)
Mutation
| 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. | ||
Further reading
- “fáilte, faílte” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “fáilte” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 293.
- "fáilte" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “fáilte” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “fáilte” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “fáilte” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *wāletiyā. Equivalent to fáilid + -e.
Cognate with Old English wele, wela, willan (“to wish”), Latin volō (“to want”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfaːlʲtʲe/
Inflection
| Feminine iā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | fáilteL | fáiltiL | fáilti |
| Vocative | fáilteL | fáiltiL | fáilti |
| Accusative | fáiltiN | fáiltiL | fáilti |
| Genitive | fáilte | fáilteL | fáilteN |
| Dative | fáiltiL | fáiltib | fáiltib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Mutation
| 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. | ||
Further reading
- “fáilte, faílte” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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