"flaith" meaning in Old Irish

See flaith in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɸlaθʲ/
Etymology: From Proto-Celtic *wlatis (“sovereignty”). Etymology templates: {{root|sga|ine-pro|*h₂welh₁-|id=rule}}, {{inh|sga|cel-pro|*wlatis||sovereignty}} Proto-Celtic *wlatis (“sovereignty”) Head templates: {{head|sga|noun||||{{{2}}}||||||||{{{3}}}||{{{pl2}}}||{{{pl3}}}|altform=|cat2=|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} flaith f, {{sga-noun|f}} flaith f Inflection templates: {{sga-decl-i|flath|flatha|g=f}}, {{sga-decl-noun|acc_du=flaith+L|acc_du2=|acc_du3=|acc_pl=flathai+H|acc_pl2=|acc_pl3=|acc_sg=flaith+N|acc_sg2=|acc_sg3=|class=i-f|dat_du=flathaib|dat_du2=|dat_du3=|dat_pl=flathaib|dat_pl2=|dat_pl3=|dat_sg=flaith+L|dat_sg2=|dat_sg3=|dat_sg4=|gen_du=flatho+H|gen_du2=flatha+H|gen_du3=|gen_du4=|gen_du5=|gen_pl=flathae+N|gen_pl2=|gen_pl3=|gen_sg=flatho+H|gen_sg2=flatha+H|gen_sg3=|gen_sg4=|gen_sg5=|n=|nom_du=flaith+L|nom_du2=|nom_du3=|nom_pl=flathai+H|nom_pl2=|nom_pl3=|nom_sg=flaith|nom_sg2=|nom_sg3=|voc_du=flaith+L|voc_du2=|voc_du3=|voc_pl=flathai+H|voc_pl2=|voc_pl3=|voc_sg=flaith|voc_sg2=|voc_sg3=}}, {{sga-mutation}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], flaith [nominative, singular], flaith [dual, nominative], flathai [nominative, plural], flaith [singular, vocative], flaith [dual, vocative], flathai [plural, vocative], flaith [accusative, singular], flaith [accusative, dual], flathai [accusative, plural], flatho [genitive, singular], flatha [genitive, singular], flatho [dual, genitive], flatha [dual, genitive], flathae [genitive, plural], flaith [dative, singular], flathaib [dative, dual], flathaib [dative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], flaith [mutation, mutation-radical], ḟlaith [lenition, mutation], flaith [error-unrecognized-form, mutation]
  1. lordship, sovereignty, rule Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-flaith-sga-noun-f6vKK5DH
  2. kingdom, realm (especially the Kingdom of Heaven) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-flaith-sga-noun-l23GLTxX Categories (other): Nobility Disambiguation of Nobility: 17 66 17
  3. prince, ruler Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-flaith-sga-noun-4nr1Xb47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: flaithem, flaithemnacht, flaithemnas, flaithius 
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      "word": "flaithem"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "flaithemnas"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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          "ḟlaith",
          "flaith#Old_Irish"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸlaθʲ/"
    }
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    "Old Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂welh₁- (rule)",
    "Old Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "Old Irish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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          "sovereignty",
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        "feminine"
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸlaθʲ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "flaith"
}

Download raw JSONL data for flaith meaning in Old Irish (5.2kB)

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'nasalization'",
  "path": [
    "flaith"
  ],
  "section": "Old Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "flaith",
  "trace": ""
}

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