druí

See also: drui

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • druï (disyllabic in early poetry)

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *druwits (either “tree-knower” or “firm knower”), compare suí (“sage”), duí (“idiot, fool”), ainb (“ignorant”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdruːi̯/

Noun

druí m (genitive druad, nominative plural druïd)

  1. druid, sorcerer

Inflection

Masculine d-stem
singular dual plural
nominative druí druïdL, druí druïd
vocative druí druïdL, druí druada
accusative druïdN druïdL, druí druada
genitive druad druad druadN
dative druïdL druadaib druadaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: draoi
  • ⇒ Manx: druaight (via druídecht)
  • Scottish Gaelic: draoidh

Mutation

Mutation of druí
radical lenition nasalization
druí druí
pronounced with /ð-/		 ndruí

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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