ardfhlaith

Irish

Etymology

From ard- +‎ flaith.

Noun

ardfhlaith m (genitive singular ardfhlatha, nominative plural ardfhlatha)

1. principal chieftain, suzerain; prince

Declension

Declension of ardfhlaith (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative ardfhlaith ardfhlatha vocative a ardfhlaith a ardfhlatha genitive ardfhlatha ardfhlatha dative ardfhlaith ardfhlatha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-ardfhlaith na hardfhlatha genitive an ardfhlatha na n-ardfhlatha dative leis an ardfhlaith don ardfhlaith leis na hardfhlatha

Synonyms

• (suzerain): ardtiarna

Related terms

• ardfhlaitheas (“(chief) sovereignty, suzerainty”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ardfhlaith

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ardfhlaith	n-ardfhlaith	hardfhlaith	t-ardfhlaith

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ardfhlaith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “suzerain”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024