dlí

See also: dli and DLI

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /dʲlʲiː/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /dʲliː/, /d̪ˠəˈliə/
• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲlʲiːw/ (corresponding to the form dligheadh)
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /dʲlʲiː/ (genitive singular, corresponding to the form dlighidh)

Etymology 1

From Old Irish dliged.

Noun

dlí m (genitive singular dlí, nominative plural dlithe)

1. law (rule, code, instruction, or prohibition)

Declension

Declension of dlí (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative dlí dlithe vocative a dhlí a dhlithe genitive dlí dlithe dative dlí dlithe forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an dlí na dlithe genitive an dlí na ndlithe dative leis an dlí don dlí leis na dlithe

Alternative forms

• dlighe, dligheadh (superseded)

Derived terms

• agra dlí
• dleathach
• dlí-eolaíocht (“jurisprudence”)
• dlíodóir (“lawyer”)

Related terms

• dligh

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dlí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 18

Etymology 2

Noun

dlí m (genitive singular dlite)

1. verbal noun of dligh

Verb

dlí

1. present subjunctive analytic of dligh

Mutation

Mutated forms of dlí

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dlí	dhlí	ndlí

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