fáilte

From Old Irish fáilte, from Proto-Celtic *wāletiyā, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠɑːlʲtʲə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠæːlʲtʲə/

fáilte f (genitive singular fáilte, nominative plural fáiltí)

1. A welcome (with roimh plus the person being welcomed)

   Bhí fáilte is fiche aige romham.

   He had a great welcome for me (lit. ‘He had 21 welcomes before me’)

   D’fhear sí fáilte romhainn.

   She welcomed us (lit. ‘She provided a welcome before us’)

2. (archaic) delight, joy

• fáilteachas m (“welcoming, welcoming manner”)

fáilte

1. Welcome!

• “fáilte, faílte” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “fáilte” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 293.
• "fáilte" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Entries containing “fáilte” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “fáilte” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• “fáilte” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.

From Proto-Celtic *wāletiyā. Equivalent to fáilid +‎ -e.

Cognate with Old English wele, wela, willan (“to wish”), Latin volō (“to want”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaːlʲtʲe/

fáilte f

1. salute
2. welcome

• Irish: fáilte
• Manx: failt
• Scottish Gaelic: fàilte

fáilte

1. inflection of fáilid:
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. genitive plural all genders

• “fáilte, faílte” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.