flaithem

Old Irish

Etymology

flaith +‎ -em

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈflaθʲeβ̃]

Noun

flaithem m (genitive flaithemon or flaitheman, nominative plural flaithemain)

1. prince
2. ruler

Inflection

Masculine n-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	flaithem	flaithemainL	flaithemain
vocative	flaithem	flaithemainL	flaithemnaH
accusative	flaithemainN	flaithemainL	flaithemnaH
genitive	flaithemon, flaitheman	flaithemon, flaithemanL	flaithemon, flaithemanN
dative	flaithemainL, flaithemL	flaithemnaib	flaithemnaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Synonyms

• (prince): flaith, mál
• (ruler): coimsid, donn, flaith, ruiri

Descendants

• Irish: flaitheamh

Mutation

Mutation of flaithem

radical	lenition	nasalization
flaithem	ḟlaithem	flaithem pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/

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), “flaithem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language