dlùth

See also: dlúth

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
  • IPA(key): [dɫ̪uː]

Adjective

dlùth (comparative dlùithe)

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

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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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