draoi
Irish
Etymology
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*dóru |
From Old Irish druï, druí (“druid; magician, wizard, diviner”), from Proto-Celtic *druwits (literally “tree-knower”), from Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”) + *weyd- (“to know”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic draoidh, Welsh derwydd, Cornish drewydh, Manx druaight, druaightagh, druaightys, Welsh dryw.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d̪ˠɾˠiː/
Noun
draoi m (genitive singular draoi, nominative plural draoithe)
- druid
- wizard, magician
- wizard (one who is especially skilled or unusually talented in a particular field)
- (computing) wizard
- augur, diviner
Declension
Declension of draoi
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Derived terms
- bandraoi m (“druidess”)
- draíocht f (“druidic art; magic, enchantment”)
- draíodóir m (“magician”)
- draoidín m (“midget”)
- draoighonta (“enchanted”, adjective)
- draoi tine m (“pyromancer”)
- seandraoi m (“crafty old person”)
Noun
draoi m (genitive singular draoi)
- great number or amount
Declension
Declension of draoi
Fourth declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
draoi | dhraoi | ndraoi |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Entries containing “draoi” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “draoi” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “draoi”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “draoi” in the National Terminology Database for Irish, Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, DCU and Foras na Gaeilge.
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “druí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 72.