flaitheas

Irish

Alternative forms

• flaitheanas, flathas
• flaitheanus, flaithios, flathus (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish flaithius (“rule, sovereignty”). By surface analysis, flaith +‎ -as.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfˠl̪ˠahəsˠ/, /ˈfˠlˠahəsˠ/

Noun

flaitheas m (genitive singular flaithis, nominative plural flaithis or flaitheasa)

1. sovereignty (supreme authority over all things), rule
2. realm (territory or state), kingdom
3. (often in the plural) heaven, the heavens, paradise

Declension

Declension of flaitheas

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative flaitheas flaithis Vocative a fhlaithis a fhlaitheasa Genitive flaithis flaitheas Dative flaitheas flaithis

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an flaitheas na flaithis Genitive an fhlaithis na bhflaitheas Dative leis an bhflaitheas don fhlaitheas leis na flaithis

Derived terms

• ardfhlaitheas
• daonfhlaitheas
• Flaitheas Dé (“Kingdom of Heaven”)
• flaitheasach
• -lathas

 

Mutation

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.

Further reading

• 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

Etymology

From Old Irish flaithius (“rule, sovereignty”). By surface analysis, flaith +‎ -as.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfl̪ˠaçəs̪/

Noun

flaitheas m (genitive singular flaitheis, plural flaitheasan)

1. heaven

Derived terms

• co-fhlaitheas
• An Co-fhlaitheas

Mutation

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.