dlúth

See also: dlùth

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠl̪ˠuːh/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠlˠuː/, (Aran) /d̪ˠəˈluː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠlˠuː/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish dlúth, from Proto-Celtic *dlūtis (compare Welsh dylif for Proto-Celtic *dlū-mi-), of uncertain ultimate origin. MacBain mentions a speculative comparison to Ancient Greek θλάω (thláō, “to bruise”), which would imply a Proto-Indo-European root *dʰleh₂w-, *dʰlewh₂- or similar.

Adjective

dlúth (genitive singular masculine dlúith, genitive singular feminine dlúithe, plural dlútha, comparative dlúithe)

1. close, compact
2. dense, solid
3. close, tight
4. near
5. intense, earnest

Declension

Declension of dlúth

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	dlúth	dhlúth	dlútha; dhlútha2
vocative	dhlúith		dlútha
genitive		dlúithe	dlútha	dlúth
dative	dlúth; dhlúth1	dhlúth; dhlúith (archaic)	dlútha; dhlútha2
Comparative	níos dlúithe
Superlative	is dlúithe

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Alternative forms

• dlúthach

Derived terms

• ceirnín dlúth (“compact disc”)
• dlúfar (“close-set, compact”, adjective)
• dlús m (“compactness”)
• dlúthacht f
• dlúthaigh (“to compress”, verb)
• dlúthbhaint f (“close contact”)
• dlúthchaidreamh m (“close intimacy”)
• dlúthchéimseata f (“solid geometry”)
• dlútheagar m (“close order”)
• dlúthógach (“solid”, adjective)
• dlúthpháirtíochas m (“solidarism”)
• dlúthpháirtíocht f (“solidarity”)
• dlúthuillinn f (“solid angle”)

Noun

dlúth m (genitive singular dlúith)

1. (weaving, etc.) warp

   Synonym: deilbh

Declension

Declension of dlúth (first declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative dlúth vocative a dhlúith genitive dlúith dative dlúth forms with the definite article singular nominative an dlúth genitive an dlúith dative leis an dlúth don dlúth

Derived terms

• dlúthadóir m (“warp-setter”)

Etymology 2

See dlúthaigh.

Verb

dlúth (present analytic dlúthann, future analytic dlúthfaidh, verbal noun dlúthadh, past participle dlúta)

1. (ambitransitive) alternative form of dlúthaigh (“to compress, tighten”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of dlúth (first conjugation – A)

indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	dlúthaim	dlúthann tú; dlúthair†	dlúthann sé, sí	dlúthaimid; dlúthann muid	dlúthann sibh	dlúthann siad; dlúthaid†	a dhlúthann; a dhlúthas	dlútar
past	dhlúth mé; dhlúthas	dhlúth tú; dhlúthais	dhlúth sé, sí	dhlúthamar; dhlúth muid	dhlúth sibh; dhlúthabhair	dhlúth siad; dhlúthadar	a dhlúth	dlúthadh
past habitual	dhlúthainn / dlúthainn‡	dhlútá / dlútá‡	dhlúthadh sé, sí / dlúthadh sé, sí‡	dhlúthaimis; dhlúthadh muid / dlúthaimis‡; dlúthadh muid‡	dhlúthadh sibh / dlúthadh sibh‡	dhlúthaidís; dhlúthadh siad / dlúthaidís‡; dlúthadh siad‡	a dhlúthadh	dhlútaí / dlútaí‡
	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	dlúthfaidh mé; dlúthfad	dlúthfaidh tú; dlúthfair†	dlúthfaidh sé, sí	dlúthfaimid; dlúthfaidh muid	dlúthfaidh sibh	dlúthfaidh siad; dlúthfaid†	a dhlúthfaidh; a dhlúthfas	dlúthfar
conditional	dhlúthfainn / dlúthfainn‡	dhlúthfá / dlúthfá‡	dhlúthfadh sé, sí / dlúthfadh sé, sí‡	dhlúthfaimis; dhlúthfadh muid / dlúthfaimis‡; dlúthfadh muid‡	dhlúthfadh sibh / dlúthfadh sibh‡	dhlúthfaidís; dhlúthfadh siad / dlúthfaidís‡; dlúthfadh siad‡	a dhlúthfadh	dhlúthfaí / dlúthfaí‡
subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	go ndlútha mé; go ndlúthad†	go ndlútha tú; go ndlúthair†	go ndlútha sé, sí	go ndlúthaimid; go ndlútha muid	go ndlútha sibh	go ndlútha siad; go ndlúthaid†	—	go ndlútar
past	dá ndlúthainn	dá ndlútá	dá ndlúthadh sé, sí	dá ndlúthaimis; dá ndlúthadh muid	dá ndlúthadh sibh	dá ndlúthaidís; dá ndlúthadh siad	—	dá ndlútaí
imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
—	dlúthaim	dlúth	dlúthadh sé, sí	dlúthaimis	dlúthaigí; dlúthaidh†	dlúthaidís	—	dlútar
past participle	dlúta
verbal noun	dlúthadh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Etymology 3

Noun

dlúth

1. alternative form of dlú

Mutation

Mutated forms of dlúth

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dlúth	dhlúth	ndlúth

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “dlúṫ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 346; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “dlúth”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “dlúth”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dlúth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN