fàilte

See also: failte and fáilte

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaːltʲə/

Noun

fàilte f (genitive singular fàilte, plural fàiltean)

1. welcome
2. greeting, salute, salutation

Usage notes

• Used with the prepositions do, air and ro:

  bidh fàilte chridheil oirre/roimhpe ― she will be heartily welcome / receive a hearty welcome

  Fàilte oirbh/romhaibh gu Glaschu! ― Welcome to Glasgow!

Derived terms

• cuir fàilte air

Interjection

fàilte

1. welcome
2. hail

   Fàilte a Mhoire ― Hail Mary

Mutation

Mutation of fàilte

radical	lenition
fàilte	fhàilte

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