dlaoi

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish dlaí, dluí (“wisp, tuft; thatch, covering”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d̪ˠl̪ˠiː/, /d̪ˠlˠiː/[1]

Noun

dlaoi f (genitive singular dlaoi, nominative plural dlaoithe)

  1. wisp, tuft; lock, tress
    Synonym: dual
  2. bundle of thatch; covering (of thatch, hair)
  3. strand
  4. strip (of bark, of skin)
  5. (anatomy) hymen
    Synonyms: himéin, scannán óchta

Declension

Declension of dlaoi (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative dlaoi dlaoithe
vocative a dhlaoi a dhlaoithe
genitive dlaoi dlaoithe
dative dlaoi dlaoithe
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an dlaoi na dlaoithe
genitive na dlaoi na ndlaoithe
dative leis an dlaoi
don dlaoi 		leis na dlaoithe

Derived terms

  • céad-dlaoi f (“forelock”)
  • dlaíóg f (“(little) wisp”)
  • dlaoi mhullaigh
  • dlaoinín m (“(little) wisp”)
  • dlaoitheach (“hanging in locks”, adjective)
  • dlaoithigh (“form into locks”, transitive verb)

Descendants

  • →⇒ Yola: glies

Mutation

Mutated forms of dlaoi
radical lenition eclipsis
dlaoi dhlaoi ndlaoi

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 217, page 81

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