"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 [error-unrecognized-form], ḟlaith [error-unrecognized-form]
  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): Old Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Nobility Disambiguation of Old Irish entries with incorrect language header: 6 15 6 55 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 18 6 49 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 18 7 48 20 Disambiguation of Nobility: 14 62 24
  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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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "flaithem"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "flaithemnacht"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "flaithemnas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "flaithius"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "word": "flaith"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Manx",
      "lang_code": "gv",
      "word": "flah"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "lang_code": "gd",
      "word": "flath"
    }
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        "id": "rule"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*wlatis",
        "4": "",
        "5": "sovereignty"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Celtic *wlatis (“sovereignty”).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "sga-decl-i",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "flaith",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flaith",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "flaith",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
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      "form": "flaith",
      "source": "inflection",
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    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "flatho",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "flatha",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "flatha",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "flathaib",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flathaib",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sga-mutation",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flaith",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ḟlaith",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
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        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{3}}}",
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        "17": "",
        "18": "{{{pl3}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "altform": "",
        "cat2": "",
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        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
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    },
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        "acc_du3": "",
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        "acc_pl2": "",
        "acc_pl3": "",
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        "acc_sg2": "",
        "acc_sg3": "",
        "class": "i-f",
        "dat_du": "flathaib",
        "dat_du2": "",
        "dat_du3": "",
        "dat_pl": "flathaib",
        "dat_pl2": "",
        "dat_pl3": "",
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        "dat_sg2": "",
        "dat_sg3": "",
        "dat_sg4": "",
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        "gen_du3": "",
        "gen_du4": "",
        "gen_du5": "",
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        "gen_pl3": "",
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        "gen_sg3": "",
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        "gen_sg5": "",
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        "nom_sg3": "",
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        "voc_du3": "",
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        "voc_sg2": "",
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  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "lordship, sovereignty, rule"
      ],
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        [
          "lordship",
          "lordship"
        ],
        [
          "sovereignty",
          "sovereignty"
        ],
        [
          "rule",
          "rule"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "_dis": "6 15 6 55 17",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 18 6 49 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 18 7 48 20",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 62 24",
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          "langcode": "sga",
          "name": "Nobility",
          "orig": "sga:Nobility",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        "kingdom, realm (especially the Kingdom of Heaven)"
      ],
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        [
          "kingdom",
          "kingdom"
        ],
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          "realm",
          "realm"
        ],
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          "Kingdom of Heaven",
          "Kingdom of Heaven"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
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        "prince, ruler"
      ],
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        [
          "prince",
          "prince"
        ],
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          "ruler",
          "ruler"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸlaθʲ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "flaith"
}
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    "Old Irish feminine nouns",
    "Old Irish lemmas",
    "Old Irish masculine or feminine i-stem nouns",
    "Old Irish nouns",
    "Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "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 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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    {
      "word": "flaithem"
    },
    {
      "word": "flaithemnacht"
    },
    {
      "word": "flaithemnas"
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    {
      "word": "flaithius"
    }
  ],
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      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "word": "flaith"
    },
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      "lang": "Manx",
      "lang_code": "gv",
      "word": "flah"
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      "lang_code": "gd",
      "word": "flath"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "inflection-template"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flaith",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
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      ]
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      "form": "flathai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
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      "form": "flaith",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flaith",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "flatha",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flatho",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flatha",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
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      "form": "flathae",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flaith",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flathaib",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flathaib",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "source": "mutation",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flaith",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ḟlaith",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    }
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        "gen_sg4": "",
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        "n": "",
        "nom_du": "flaith+L",
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        "nom_du3": "",
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        "nom_pl2": "",
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  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "lordship, sovereignty, rule"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lordship",
          "lordship"
        ],
        [
          "sovereignty",
          "sovereignty"
        ],
        [
          "rule",
          "rule"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "kingdom, realm (especially the Kingdom of Heaven)"
      ],
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        [
          "kingdom",
          "kingdom"
        ],
        [
          "realm",
          "realm"
        ],
        [
          "Kingdom of Heaven",
          "Kingdom of Heaven"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "prince, ruler"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prince",
          "prince"
        ],
        [
          "ruler",
          "ruler"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸlaθʲ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "flaith"
}

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  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: flaith/Old Irish 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Old Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "flaith",
  "trace": ""
}

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

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

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Old Irish dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-01-19 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-01-01 using wiktextract (d1270d2 and 9905b1f). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.