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

Mutated forms of dlighe

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dlighe	dhlighe	ndlighe

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

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

Mutation of dlighe

radical	lenition
dlighe	dhlighe

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

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “dlighe”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[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