fáilte

See also: fàilte

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

Declension

Derived terms

  • fáilteachas m (“welcoming, welcoming manner”)

Interjection

fáilte

  1. Welcome!

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fáilte fháilte bhfáilte
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

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

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

Noun

fáilte f

  1. salute
  2. welcome

Inflection

Feminine iā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
fáilte ḟáilte fáilte
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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