draoi

Irish

Etymology

PIE word
*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)

  1. druid
  2. wizard, magician
    1. wizard (one who is especially skilled or unusually talented in a particular field)
    2. (computing) wizard
  3. augur, diviner

Declension

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)

  1. great number or amount

Declension

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.

Further reading

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