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 singular plural nominative dlaoi dlaoithe vocative a dhlaoi a dhlaoithe genitive dlaoi dlaoithe dative dlaoi dlaoithe forms with the definite article 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 (“(little) wisp”)
• dlaoi mhullaigh
• dlaoinín m (“(little) wisp”)
• dlaoitheach (“hanging in locks”, adjective)
• dlaoithigh (“form into locks”, transitive verb)

Descendants

• →⇒ Yola: glies

Mutation

Mutated forms of dlaoi

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dlaoi	dhlaoi	ndlaoi

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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, 2013-2025