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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish dlúth, from Proto-Celtic *dluti-, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly sharing a Proto-Indo-European root with Ancient Greek θλάω (thláō, “to bruise”); also compare φλάω (phláō).
Pronunciation
Adjective
dlùth (comparative dlùithe)
- close, near, intimate, adjacent
- dense, tight, confined
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References
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “dlùth”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN