seandraoi

Irish

Alternative forms

sean-draoi, seanndraoi (obsolete)

Etymology

PIE word
*sénos

PIE word
*dóru

From sean- (“old”) +‎ draoi (“druid, wizard”).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ʃɑun̪ˠˈd̪ˠɾˠiː/

Noun

seandraoi m (genitive singular seandraoi, nominative plural seandraoithe)

(literally) old druid, old wizard
(figuratively) crafty older person
precocious child

Declension

Declension of seandraoi

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	seandraoi	seandraoithe
Vocative	a sheandraoi	a sheandraoithe
Genitive	seandraoi	seandraoithe
Dative	seandraoi	seandraoithe

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an seandraoi	na seandraoithe
Genitive	an tseandraoi	na seandraoithe
Dative	leis an seandraoi don seandraoi	leis na seandraoithe

Further reading

“seandraoi”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sean-draoi”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 628
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seandraoi”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 15

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