fáilte
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish fáilte, from Old Irish fáilte,[1] from Proto-Celtic *wāletiyā, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɑːlʲtʲə/[2]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɑːlʲtʲə/, /ˈfˠɑːl̠ʲtʲə/[3]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠaːl̠ʲtʲə/
Noun
editfáilte f (genitive singular fáilte, nominative plural fáiltí)
- A welcome (with roimh plus the person being welcomed)
- Bhí fáilte is fiche aige romham.
- He had a great welcome for me (lit. ‘He had 21 welcomes before me’)
- D’fhear sí fáilte romhainn.
- She welcomed us (lit. ‘She provided a welcome before us’)
- (archaic) delight, joy
Declension
editDeclension of fáilte
Derived terms
edit- anfháilte
- céad míle fáilte
- cuir fáilte roimh (“welcome”)
- fáilte an Aingil (“Angelus”)
- fáilte Uí Cheallaigh (“a very hearty welcome”, literally “O’Kelly’s welcome”)
- fáilteach
- fáilteoir (“welcomer; receptionist”)
- fáiltigh (“be glad, rejoice; welcome”)
- fáiltiúil (“joyous, glad; welcoming”)
- fuarfháilte (“lukewarm welcome”)
- tá fáilte romhat/romhaibh
Related terms
edit- fáilteachas m (“welcoming, welcoming manner”)
Interjection
editfáilte
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fáilte | fháilte | bhfáilte |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fáilte, faílte”, 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, § 80, page 43
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 105
Further reading
edit- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fáilte”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 293
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fáilte”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fáilte”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “fáilte”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
- “fáilte”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Middle Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish fáilte, from Proto-Celtic *wāletiyā.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfáilte f
- welcome
- c. 1000, “The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig”, in Ernst Windisch, editor, Irische Texte, volume 1, published 1800, section 1:
- Ro·ferad failte friu uile, ocus ructha chuci-sium isin mbruidin.
- They were all made welcome and brought to him in the hall.
- (literally, “A welcome was provided to them all…”)
Descendants
editMutation
editMiddle Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
fáilte | ḟáilte | fáilte pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fáilte, faílte”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Celtic *wāletiyā. By surface analysis, fáilid + -e.
Cognate with Old English wele, wela, willan (“to wish”), Latin volō (“to want”).(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfáilte f
- joy, happiness
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 92a17
- Bed indbadigthi .i. bed chuintechti .i. cid fáilte ad·cot-sa ⁊ du·ngnéu, is túsu immid·folngi dam, a Dǽ; cid indeb dano ad·cot, is tú, Dǽ, immid·folngi dam.
- To be enriched, i.e. to be sought, i.e. though it is joy that I obtain and make, it is you who effects it for me, O God; so too, though it is wealth that I obtain, it is you, God, who effects it for me.
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 92a17
- salute
- welcome
Inflection
editFeminine iā-stem | |||
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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:
|
Descendants
editAdjective
editfáilte
Mutation
editOld Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
fáilte | ḟáilte | fáilte pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fáilte, faílte”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
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