dlaíóg
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From dlaoi (“wisp, tuft; lock, tress; bundle of thatch; covering (of thatch, hair); strand; strip (of bark, of skin)”) + -óg (diminutive suffix).
Noun[edit]
dlaíóg f (genitive singular dlaíóige, nominative plural dlaíóga)
- Diminutive of dlaoi
- (little) wisp
- Synonym: dlaoinín
- single stalk, blade; strand (of hair, rope); strip (of bark)
- Synonym: dlaoinín
Declension[edit]
Declension of dlaíóg
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dlaíóg | dhlaíóg | ndlaíóg |
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) “dlaíóg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “dlaíóg” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “dlaíóg” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.