draoi
Irish
Etymology
| PIE word |
|---|
| *dóru |
From Old Irish druï, druí (“druid; magician, wizard, diviner”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *druwits (literally either “tree-knower” or “firm knower”), the second element the same as in saoi (“sage”), daoi (“fool”), and Old Irish ainb (“ignorant”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic draoidh, Welsh derwydd, Cornish drewydh, Manx druaight, druaightagh, druaightys, Welsh dryw.
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, 2006–2024
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