fleadh

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/flɑː//flɔː//flaː/

noun

An Irish music festival with competitions for the best performance on various instruments.

OriginIrish fleadh ← Old Irish fled ← Proto-Celtic *wlidā →
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Meanings

nounfleadh (plural fleadhs)

plural fleadhs

  1. An Irish music festival with competitions for the best performance on various instruments.

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*wlidā
  2. Old Irishfled
  3. Irishfleadh
  4. Englishfleadh

From Irish fleadh, classical/dialectal/superseded spelling of fleá, from Old Irish fled, from Proto-Celtic *wlidā.

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APA

fleadh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fleadh

MLA

“fleadh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fleadh. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fleadh,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fleadh.

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