dlùth

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Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish dlúth, from Proto-Celtic *dluti-, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly sharing a Proto-Indo-European root with Ancient Greek θλάω (thláō, “to bruise”); also compare φλάω (phláō).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

dlùth (comparative dlùithe)

  1. close, near, intimate, adjacent
  2. dense, tight, confined

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References[edit]

  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “dlùth”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN
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