dlaoi
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish dlaí, dluí (“wisp, tuft; thatch, covering”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dlaoi f (genitive singular dlaoi, nominative plural dlaoithe)
- wisp, tuft; lock, tress
- Synonym: dual
- bundle of thatch; covering (of thatch, hair)
- strand
- strip (of bark, of skin)
- (anatomy) hymen
- Synonyms: himéin, scannán óchta
Declension[edit]
Declension of dlaoi
- Variant plurals: dlaoitheacha, dlaoitheanna
Derived terms[edit]
- céad-dlaoi f (“forelock”)
- dlaoitheach (“hanging in locks, tressy; tufted”, adjective)
- dlaíóg f, dlaoinín m (“(little) wisp; single stalk, blade; strand; strip”)
- dlaoithigh (“form into locks”, transitive verb)
Descendants[edit]
- →⇒ Yola: glies
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dlaoi | dhlaoi | ndlaoi |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dlaoi”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “dlaoi” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “dlaoi” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 81