flaithiúil

Irish

Alternative forms

flaitheamhail (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish flaithemail (“princely, munificent”).^[1] By surface analysis, flaith +‎ -úil.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /fˠl̪ˠaˈhuːlʲ/, [fˠl̪ˠaˈhuːi̯lʲ]^[2]
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠlˠæhuːlʲ/, /ˈfˠl̪ˠæhuːlʲ/^[3]
(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*
Positive	singular		plural
Positive	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	flaithiúil	fhlaithiúil	flaithiúla; fhlaithiúla²
vocative	fhlaithiúil	fhlaithiúil	flaithiúla
genitive	fhlaithiúil	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

Mutated forms of *flaithiúil*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
flaithiúil	fhlaithiúil	bhflaithiúil

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

References

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “flaithemail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 52, page 28
^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 114