duileasg

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish duilesc (compare Irish duileasc), from Proto-Celtic *doliskos, *duliskos (compare Welsh delysg), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁- (“to bloom, be green”).

Noun

duileasg m (genitive singular duilisg)

1. dulse

Derived terms

• duileasg na h-aibhne m (“pondweed”)
• duileasg nam beann m (“mountain dulse”)
• duileasg-phiobrach m (“pepper dulse”)

Mutation

Mutation of duileasg

radical	lenition
duileasg	dhuileasg

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