dlaíóg

Irish

Alternative forms

dlaoitheog

Etymology

From dlaoi (“wisp, tuft; lock, tress; bundle of thatch; covering (of thatch, hair); strand; strip (of bark, of skin)”) +‎ -óg (diminutive suffix).

Noun

dlaíóg f (genitive singular dlaíóige, nominative plural dlaíóga)

diminutive of dlaoi
(little) wisp
Synonym: dlaoinín
single stalk, blade; strand (of hair, rope); strip (of bark)
Synonym: dlaoinín

Declension

Declension of dlaíóg (second declension)

bare forms
case	singular	plural
nominative	dlaíóg	dlaíóga
vocative	a dhlaíóg	a dhlaíóga
genitive	dlaíóige	dlaíóg
dative	dlaíóg	dlaíóga

forms with the definite article
case	singular	plural
nominative	an dlaíóg	na dlaíóga
genitive	na dlaíóige	na ndlaíóg
dative	leis an dlaíóg don dlaíóg	leis na dlaíóga

Mutation

Mutated forms of *dlaíóg*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
dlaíóg	dhlaíóg	ndlaíóg

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