dlí

See also: dli and DLI

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʲlʲiː/
• (Aran, also) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠəˈliə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲlʲiu/ (corresponding to the form dligheadh)

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 Case Singular Plural Nominative dlí dlithe Vocative a dhlí a dhlithe Genitive dlí dlithe Dative dlí dlithe

Forms with the definite article Case 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• dlighe, dligheadh (superseded)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

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

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 (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

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dlí	dhlí	ndlí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.