Middle Irish edit

Etymology edit

From com- +‎ flaithius.

Pronunciation edit

  • (earlier) IPA(key): /ˈkoṽlaθʲus/
  • (later) IPA(key): /ˈkoṽlahʲus/

Noun edit

comḟlaithius m (genitive comḟlaithiuso or comḟlaithiusa)

  1. joint, equal sovereignty

Descendants edit

  • Irish: comhlathas
  • Scottish Gaelic: co-fhlaitheas

Mutation edit

Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
comḟlaithius chomḟlaithius comḟlaithius
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit