dlaoi

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d̪ˠl̪ˠiː/

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

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
  • Entries containing “dlaoi” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “dlaoi” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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