dlaíóg

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dlaoi (“wisp, tuft; lock, tress; bundle of thatch; covering (of thatch, hair); strand; strip (of bark, of skin)”) +‎ -óg (diminutive suffix).

Noun

dlaíóg f (genitive singular dlaíóige, nominative plural dlaíóga)

  1. diminutive of dlaoi
  2. (little) wisp
    Synonym: dlaoinín
  3. single stalk, blade; strand (of hair, rope); strip (of bark)
    Synonym: dlaoinín

Declension

Declension of dlaíóg (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative dlaíóg dlaíóga
vocative a dhlaíóg a dhlaíóga
genitive dlaíóige dlaíóg
dative dlaíóg dlaíóga
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an dlaíóg na dlaíóga
genitive na dlaíóige na ndlaíóg
dative leis an dlaíóg
don dlaíóg 		leis na dlaíóga

Mutation

Mutated forms of dlaíóg
radical lenition eclipsis
dlaíóg dhlaíóg ndlaíóg

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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