dlaíóg

Irish

Alternative forms

• dlaoitheog

Etymology

From dlaoi (“wisp, tuft; lock, tress; bundle of thatch; covering (of thatch, hair); strand; strip (of bark, of skin)”) +‎ -óg (diminutive suffix).

Noun

dlaíóg f (genitive singular dlaíóige, nominative plural dlaíóga)

1. diminutive of dlaoi
2. (little) wisp

   Synonym: dlaoinín

3. single stalk, blade; strand (of hair, rope); strip (of bark)

   Synonym: dlaoinín

Declension

Declension of dlaíóg

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative dlaíóg dlaíóga Vocative a dhlaíóg a dhlaíóga Genitive dlaíóige dlaíóg Dative dlaíóg dlaíóga

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an dlaíóg na dlaíóga Genitive na dlaíóige na ndlaíóg Dative leis an dlaíóg don dlaíóg leis na dlaíóga

Mutation

Irish mutation
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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dlaíóg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “dlaíóg”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “dlaíóg”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024