flaitheas
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish flaithius (“rule, sovereignty”).[2] By surface analysis, flaith + -as.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
flaitheas m (genitive singular flaithis, nominative plural flaithis or flaitheasa)
- sovereignty (supreme authority over all things), rule
- realm (territory or state), kingdom
- (often in the plural) heaven, the heavens, paradise
Declension edit
Declension of flaitheas
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
- ardfhlaitheas
- daonfhlaitheas
- Flaitheas Dé (“Kingdom of Heaven”)
- flaitheasach
- -lathas
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| flaitheas | fhlaitheas | bhflaitheas |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- ^ “flaitheas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “flaithius”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 90, page 50
Further reading edit
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “flaiṫeas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 320
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “flaitheas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish flaithius (“rule, sovereignty”). By surface analysis, flaith + -as.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
flaitheas m (genitive singular flaitheis, plural flaitheasan)
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| flaitheas | fhlaitheas |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |