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)

wisp, tuft; lock, tress
Synonym: dual
bundle of thatch; covering (of thatch, hair)
strand
strip (of bark, of skin)
(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
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.
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 81

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