dlaoi

Irish

Alternative forms

• dlagh

Etymology

From Old Irish dlaí, dluí (“wisp, tuft; thatch, covering”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ˠl̪ˠiː/, /d̪ˠlˠiː/

Noun

dlaoi f (genitive singular dlaoi, nominative plural dlaoithe)

1. wisp, tuft; lock, tress

   Synonym: dual

2. bundle of thatch; covering (of thatch, hair)
3. strand
4. strip (of bark, of skin)
5. (anatomy) hymen

   Synonyms: himéin, scannán óchta

Declension

Declension of dlaoi

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative dlaoi dlaoithe Vocative a dhlaoi a dhlaoithe Genitive dlaoi dlaoithe Dative dlaoi dlaoithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an dlaoi na dlaoithe Genitive na dlaoi na ndlaoithe Dative leis an dlaoi don dlaoi leis na dlaoithe

• Variant plurals: dlaoitheacha, dlaoitheanna

Derived terms

• céad-dlaoi f (“forelock”)
• dlaoitheach (“hanging in locks, tressy; tufted”, adjective)
• dlaíóg f, dlaoinín m (“(little) wisp; single stalk, blade; strand; strip”)
• dlaoithigh (“form into locks”, transitive verb)

Descendants

• →⇒ Yola: glies

Mutation

Irish mutation
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
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 81