anlaith

Irish

Alternative forms

anfhlaith

Etymology

From Old Irish anflaith (“non-lord, commoner; usurper, tyrant”). By surface analysis, an- (“bad, unnatural”) +‎ flaith (“ruler, prince; lord, chief”).

Noun

anlaith m (genitive singular anlatha, nominative plural anlatha)

tyrant
Synonym: aintiarna
usurper
Synonyms: forghabhálaí, forlámhaí

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

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

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “anlaith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “anflaith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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