dlighe
Irish
Noun
dlighe m (genitive singular dlighe, nominative plural dlighthe)
- Obsolete spelling of dlí (“law”)
Declension
Declension of dlighe
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Verb
dlighe
- Obsolete spelling of dlí (analytic present subjunctive of dligh)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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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)
- law, ordinance
- duty
- due, title, right
- tribute, custom
- perquisite
- property
Derived terms
- ain-dlighe (“injustice, unlawfulness”)
- còir-dhlighe (“prerogative”)
- cùirt-dlighe (“assizes”)
- dligheach (“legitimate”)
- dligheachas (“validity; duty”)
- dlighe-sgrìobhaidh (“copyright”)
- dlighe-thabhairt (“legitimation”)
- péin-dlighe (“penal law”)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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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 [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dliged”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language