flaithiúil
Irish
Alternative forms
- flaitheamhail (obsolete)
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
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | flaithiúil | fhlaithiúil | flaithiúla; fhlaithiúla² | |
| Vocative | fhlaithiúil | flaithiúla | ||
| Genitive | 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
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| flaithiúil | fhlaithiúil | bhflaithiúil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "flaithiúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “flaithemail” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “flaiṫeaṁail” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 319.
- Entries containing “flaithiúil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “flaithiúil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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