dlaoi

Irish

Alternative forms

dlagh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d̪ˠlˠiː/

Noun

dlaoi f (genitive singular dlaoi, nominative plural dlaoithe)

wisp, tuft; lock, tress
Synonym: dual
bundle of thatch; covering (of thatch, hair)
strand
1. strip (of bark, of skin)
2. (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”)
dlaíóg f, dlaoinín m (“(little) wisp; single stalk, blade; strand; strip”)
dlaoitheach (“hanging in locks, tressy; tufted”, adjective)
dlaoithigh (“form into locks”, transitive verb)

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

"dlaoi" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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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