uathlathaí

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /uəl̪ˠəˈhiː/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈuəlˠəhiː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈuəlˠəhi/

Etymology 1

From uath- +‎ -lathaí.

Noun

uathlathaí m (genitive singular uathlathaí, nominative plural uathlathaithe)

1. autocrat

Declension

Declension of uathlathaí (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative uathlathaí uathlathaithe vocative a uathlathaí a uathlathaithe genitive uathlathaí uathlathaithe dative uathlathaí uathlathaithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-uathlathaí na huathlathaithe genitive an uathlathaí na n-uathlathaithe dative leis an uathlathaí don uathlathaí leis na huathlathaithe

Related terms

• tír uathlathach (“autocracy”, literally “autocratic country”)
• uathlathach (“autocratic”, adjective)
• uathlathas (“autocracy”)

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

uathlathaí

1. inflection of uathlathach:
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

Mutated forms of uathlathaí

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
uathlathaí	n-uathlathaí	huathlathaí	not applicable

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) “uathlathaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “autocrat”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024