dlúth
See also: dlùth
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Adjective
dlúth (genitive singular masculine dlúith, genitive singular feminine dlúithe, plural dlútha, comparative dlúithe)
Declension
Declension of dlúth
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | 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
Derived terms
- ceirnín dlúth (“compact disc”)
- dlúfar (“close-set, compact”, adjective)
- dlús m (“closeness, compactness; density; fulness, abundance; close application; expedition, speed”)
- dlúthacht f
- dlúthaigh (“compact, compress, tighten; draw together, gather; draw close”, verb)
- dlúthbhaint f (“close contact; close connection or association”)
- dlúthchaidreamh m (“close intimacy”)
- dlúthchéimseata f (“solid geometry”)
- dlútheagar m (“close order, close formation”)
- dlúthógach (“solid”, adjective)
- dlúthpháirtíochas m (“solidarism”)
- dlúthpháirtíocht f (“solidarity”)
- dlúthuillinn f (“solid angle”)
Noun
dlúth m (genitive singular dlúith)
Declension
Declension of dlúth
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- dlúthadóir m (“warp-setter”)
Etymology 2
See dlúthaigh.
Verb
dlúth (present analytic dlúthann, future analytic dlúthfaidh, verbal noun dlúthadh, past participle dlúta)
- (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of dlúthaigh (“compact, compress, tighten; draw together, gather; draw close”)
Conjugation
conjugation of dlúth (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Etymology 3
Noun
dlúth
- Alternative form of dlú
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dlúth | dhlúth | ndlúth |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “dlúth”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “dlúth”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dlúth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN