dlighe

Irish

Noun

dlighe m (genitive singular dlighe, nominative plural dlighthe)

  1. obsolete spelling of dlí (“law”)

Declension

Declension of dlighe (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative dlighe dlighthe
vocative a dhlighe a dhlighthe
genitive dlighe dlighthe
dative dlighe dlighthe
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an dlighe na dlighthe
genitive an dlighe na ndlighthe
dative leis an dlighe
don dlighe 		leis na dlighthe

Verb

dlighe

  1. obsolete spelling of dlí (analytic present subjunctive of dligh)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dlighe
radical lenition eclipsis
dlighe dhlighe ndlighe

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish dliged (“law”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt̪li.ə/

Noun

dlighe f (genitive singular dlighe, plural dlighean)

  1. law, ordinance
  2. duty
  3. due, title, right
  4. tribute, custom
  5. perquisite
  6. property

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of dlighe
radical lenition
dlighe dhlighe

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

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “dlighe”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dliged”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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