flaith

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish flaith, from Proto-Celtic *wlatis (“sovereignty”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fˠlˠah/, /fˠlˠa/

Noun 1

flaith f (genitive singular flaithe)

  1. (literary) lordship, sovereignty

Declension
Declension of flaith

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative flaith
Vocative a fhlaith
Genitive flaithe
Dative flaith

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an fhlaith
Genitive na flaithe
Dative leis an bhflaith

don fhlaith

Noun 2

flaith m (genitive singular flatha, nominative plural flatha)

  1. ruler, prince; lord, chief

Declension
Declension of flaith

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative flaith flatha
Vocative a fhlaith a fhlatha
Genitive flatha flatha
Dative flaith flatha

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an flaith na flatha
Genitive an fhlatha na bhflatha
Dative leis an bhflaith

don fhlaith

 leis na flatha

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
flaith fhlaith bhflaith
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • "flaith" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “1 flaith” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wlatis (“sovereignty”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /flaθʲ/

Noun 1

flaith f

  1. lordship, sovereignty, rule
  2. kingdom, realm (especially the Kingdom of Heaven)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Noun 2

flaith m

  1. prince, ruler

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
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.

References
  • “1 flaith” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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