flaithiúnas

Irish

Alternative forms

• flaithiúnachas, flaithiúnacht
• flaitheamhnachas, flaitheamhnas, flaitheamhnus (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish flaithemnas. By surface analysis, flaith +‎ -únas.

Noun

flaithiúnas m (genitive singular flaithiúnais, nominative plural flaithiúnais)

1. sovereignty, kingdom, rule, realm
2. (Christianity) Kingdom of Heaven, Heaven

Declension

Declension of flaithiúnas

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative flaithiúnas flaithiúnais Vocative a fhlaithiúnais a fhlaithiúnasa Genitive flaithiúnais flaithiúnas Dative flaithiúnas flaithiúnais

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an flaithiúnas na flaithiúnais Genitive an fhlaithiúnais na bhflaithiúnas Dative leis an bhflaithiúnas don fhlaithiúnas leis na flaithiúnais

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
flaithiúnas	fhlaithiúnas	bhflaithiúnas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “flaiṫeaṁnas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 319
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “flaithiúnas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN