draoidh

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish druï, druí (“druid; magician, wizard, diviner”) (compare Irish draoi), from Proto-Celtic *dru-wid- (“tree-knower”) (compare Welsh dryw), from Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”) + *weyd- (“to know”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /drɯj/

Noun

draoidh m (genitive singular draoidh, plural draoidhean)

(dated or historical) druid
sorcerer, wizard, magician, conjurer
philosopher
morose person
wizard (computing program)
a priest, magician, or soothsayer in the ancient Celtic religion.

Synonyms

(sorcerer): buidseach

Derived terms

draoidheachd f (“sorcery, druidism, magic”)
eun-druidh m (“augur”)

References

Edward Dwelly (1911) “draoidh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “druí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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