dlí

See also: dli and DLI

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dʲlʲiː/
  • (Aran, also) IPA(key): /d̪ˠəˈliə/[1]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲlʲiu/[2] (corresponding to the form dligheadh)

Etymology 1

From Old Irish dliged.

Noun

dlí m (genitive singular dlí, nominative plural dlithe)

  1. law (rule, code, instruction, or prohibition)
Declension
Declension of dlí

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dlí dlithe
Vocative a dhlí a dhlithe
Genitive dlí dlithe
Dative dlí dlithe

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an dlí na dlithe
Genitive an dlí na ndlithe
Dative leis an dlí

don dlí

 leis na dlithe
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Further reading

Noun

dlí m (genitive singular dlite)

  1. verbal noun of dligh

Verb

dlí

  1. present subjunctive analytic of dligh

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dlí dhlí ndlí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 65
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 84
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