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 ==== === Mutation === === References === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “anlaith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “anflaith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language