flaithiúil
Irish
Alternative forms
- flaitheamhail (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Irish flaithemail (“princely, munificent”). By surface analysis, flaith + -úil.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /fˠl̪ˠaˈhuːlʲ/, [fˠl̪ˠaˈhuːi̯lʲ]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfˠlˠahuːlʲ/, /ˈfˠl̪ˠahuːlʲ/
- (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
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | flaithiúil | fhlaithiúil | flaithiúla; fhlaithiúla² | |
| Vocative | fhlaithiúil | flaithiúla | ||
| Genitive | 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. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “flaithiúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “flaithemail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “flaiṫeaṁail”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 319
- Entries containing “flaithiúil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “flaithiúil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 28