dlaoi
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish dlaí, dluí (“wisp, tuft; thatch, covering”).
Pronunciation
Noun
dlaoi f (genitive singular dlaoi, nominative plural dlaoithe)
- wisp, tuft; lock, tress
- Synonym: dual
- bundle of thatch; covering (of thatch, hair)
- strand
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- strip (of bark, of skin)
- (anatomy) hymen
- Synonyms: himéin, scannán óchta
Declension
Declension of dlaoi
- Variant plurals: dlaoitheacha, dlaoitheanna
Derived terms
- céad-dlaoi f (“forelock”)
- dlaíóg f, dlaoinín m (“(little) wisp; single stalk, blade; strand; strip”)
- dlaoitheach (“hanging in locks, tressy; tufted”, adjective)
- dlaoithigh (“form into locks”, transitive verb)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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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
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dlaoi”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “dlaoi”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “dlaoi”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024