flaithiúlacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• flathúlacht
• flaitheamhlacht, flathamhlacht (superseded)

Etymology

From flaithiúil +‎ -acht.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /fˠl̪ˠˈəhuːl̪ˠəxt̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠlˠæhuːlˠəxt̪ˠ/, /ˈfˠl̪ˠæhuːl̪ˠəxt̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠlˠahuːlˠaxt̪ˠ/, /ˈfˠl̪ˠæhuːl̪ˠaxt̪ˠ/

Noun

flaithiúlacht f (genitive singular flaithiúlachta)

1. generosity, munificence
2. princeliness

Declension

Declension of flaithiúlacht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative flaithiúlacht vocative a fhlaithiúlacht genitive flaithiúlachta dative flaithiúlacht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an fhlaithiúlacht genitive na flaithiúlachta dative leis an bhflaithiúlacht don fhlaithiúlacht

Related terms

• flaithiúlach

Mutation

Mutated forms of flaithiúlacht

radical	lenition	eclipsis
flaithiúlacht	fhlaithiúlacht	bhflaithiúlacht

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern 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), “flaithemlacht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “flaithiúlacht”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 319
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “flaithiúlacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN