dlighe

Irish

Noun

dlighe m (genitive singular dlighe, nominative plural dlighthe)

1. Obsolete spelling of dlí (“law”).

Declension

Declension of dlighe

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative dlighe dlighthe Vocative a dhlighe a dhlighthe Genitive dlighe dlighthe Dative dlighe dlighthe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an dlighe na dlighthe Genitive an dlighe na ndlighthe Dative leis an dlighe don dlighe leis na dlighthe

Verb

dlighe

1. Obsolete spelling of dlí (analytic present subjunctive of dligh).

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dlighe	dhlighe	ndlighe
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish dliged (“law”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪li.ə/

Noun

dlighe f (genitive singular dlighe, plural dlighean)

1. law, ordinance
2. duty
3. due, title, right
4. tribute, custom
5. perquisite
6. property

Derived terms

• ain-dlighe (“injustice, unlawfulness”)
• còir-dhlighe (“prerogative”)
• cùirt-dlighe (“assizes”)
• dlighe-sgrìobhaidh (“copyright”)
• dlighe-thabhairt (“legitimation”)
• dligheach (“legitimate”)
• dligheachas (“validity; duty”)
• péin-dlighe (“penal law”)

 

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
dlighe	dhlighe
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “dlighe”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dliged”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language