anlaith

Irish

Alternative forms

anfhlaith

Etymology

From Old Irish anflaith (“non-lord, commoner; usurper, tyrant”); synchronically, an- (“in-, un-, not; bad, unnatural; over-, excessive”) +‎ flaith (“ruler, prince; lord, chief”).

Noun

anlaith m (genitive singular anlatha, nominative plural anlatha)

Declension

Declension of anlaith

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	anlaith	anlatha
Vocative	a anlaith	a anlatha
Genitive	anlatha	anlaith
Dative	anlaith	anlatha

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an t-anlaith	na hanlatha
Genitive	an anlatha	na n-anlaith
Dative	leis an anlaith don anlaith	leis na hanlatha

Synonyms

(tyrant): aintiarna
(usurper): forghabhálaí, forlámhaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
anlaith	n-anlaith	hanlaith	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"anlaith" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“anflaith” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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