Etymology

fleadh

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Today it means: An Irish music festival with competitions for the best performance on various instruments. Full definition →

Irish fleadh ← Old Irish fled ← Proto-Celtic *wlidā
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  1. Proto-Celtic · derived from*wlidā
  2. Old Irish · derived fromfled
  3. Irish · borrowed fromfleadh
  4. English todayfleadh

From Irish fleadh, classical/dialectal/superseded spelling of fleá, from Old Irish fled, from Proto-Celtic *wlidā.

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