draoi
Irish
Etymology
| PIE word |
|---|
| *dóru |
From Old Irish druï, druí (“druid; magician, wizard, diviner”),[1] 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.
Noun
draoi m (genitive singular draoi, nominative plural draoithe)
Declension
Declension of draoi
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- bandraoi m (“druidess”)
- draíocht f (“druidic art; magic, enchantment”)
- draíodóir m (“magician”)
- draoi tine m (“pyromancer”)
- draoidín m (“midget”)
- draoighonta (“enchanted”, adjective)
- seandraoi m (“crafty old person”)
Declension
Declension of draoi
Fourth declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| draoi | dhraoi | ndraoi |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- 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 (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 72
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 95
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, 2006–2023
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