flaithiúil

Irish

Alternative forms

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)

  1. princely
  2. munificent, lavish, generous
    Synonym: flaithiúlach
  3. 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
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