dlùth

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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).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

dlùth (comparative dlùithe)

  1. close, near, intimate, adjacent
  2. dense, tight, confined

Declension

Declension of dlùth (type I adjective)
masculine feminine plural
nominative dlùth dhlùth dlùtha
genitive dhlùith dlùithe dlùtha
dative dlùth dhlùith dlùtha
vocative dhlùith dhlùth dlùtha

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References

  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “dlùth”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN
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