# flaith
## Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish flaith, from Proto-Celtic *wlatis (“sovereignty”).

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /fˠl̪ˠɑh/
* (Connacht, Ulster) IPA: /fˠlˠa(h)/, /fˠl̪ˠa(h)/
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### Noun

flaith f (genitive singular flaithe)
* (literary) lordship, sovereignty

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
nominative
flaith
vocative
a fhlaith
genitive
flaithe
dative
flaith
forms with the definite article
case
singular
nominative
an fhlaith
genitive
na flaithe
dative
leis an bhflaith don fhlaith :

### Noun

flaith m (genitive singular flatha, nominative plural flatha)
* ruler, prince; lord, chief

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
flaith
flatha
vocative
a fhlaith
a fhlatha
genitive
flatha
flatha
dative
flaith
flatha
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an flaith
na flatha
genitive
an fhlatha
na bhflatha
dative
leis an bhflaith don fhlaith
leis na flatha :

#### Alternative forms

* flaitheamh

#### Derived terms

* banfhlaith (“princess”)
* flaitheas
* flaithiúil (adjective)
* Órfhlaith

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 flaith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 215, page 110

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “flaith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “flaith”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “flaith”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

## Old Irish
### Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wlatis (“sovereignty”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɸlaθʲ]

### Noun

flaith f
* lordship, sovereignty, rule
* kingdom, realm (especially the Kingdom of Heaven)
* prince, ruler

#### Inflection

Feminine i-stem :
| | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Nominative | flaith | flaith$^L$ | flathai$^H$ |
| Vocative | flaith | flaith$^L$ | flathai$^H$ |
| Accusative | flaith$^N$ | flaith$^L$ | flathai$^H$ |
| Genitive | flatho$^H$, flatha$^H$ | flatho$^H$, flatha$^H$ | flathae$^N$ |
| Dative | flaith$^L$ | flathaib | flathaib |
| Initial mutations of a following adjective: $^H$ = triggers aspiration $^L$ = triggers lenition $^N$ = triggers nasalization ||||

#### Derived terms

* flaithem
* flaithemnacht
* flaithemnas
* flaithius

#### Descendants

* Irish: flaith
* Manx: flah
* Scottish Gaelic: flath

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 flaith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language