flaithiúil

Irish

Alternative forms

flaitheamhail (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish flaithemail (“princely, munificent”).^[1] By surface analysis, flaith +‎ -úil.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /fˠl̪ˠaˈhuːlʲ/, [fˠl̪ˠaˈhuːi̯lʲ]^[2]
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠlˠæhuːlʲ/, /ˈfˠl̪ˠæhuːlʲ/^[3]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠlˠahulʲ/, /ˈfˠl̪ˠahulʲ/

Adjective

flaithiúil (genitive singular masculine flaithiúil, genitive singular feminine flaithiúla, plural flaithiúla, comparative flaithiúla)

princely
munificent, lavish, generous
Synonym: flaithiúlach
hospitable

Declension

Declension of flaithiúil

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	flaithiúil	fhlaithiúil	flaithiúla; fhlaithiúla²
Vocative	fhlaithiúil	fhlaithiúil	flaithiúla
Genitive	fhlaithiúil	flaithiúla	flaithiúla	flaithiúil
Dative	flaithiúil; fhlaithiúil¹	fhlaithiúil	flaithiúla; fhlaithiúla²
Comparative	níos flaithiúla
Superlative	is flaithiúla

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

flaithiúlacht f (“princeliness; munificence, lavishness, generosity”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
flaithiúil	fhlaithiúil	bhflaithiúil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “flaithemail”, 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, § 52, page 28
^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 114