draíocht
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
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*dóru |
From Old Irish druídecht, draídecht (“secret lore and arts of the druids”). By surface analysis, draoi (“druid”) + -acht. Compare with Cornish drewydhieth, Welsh derwyddiaeth.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /d̪ˠɾˠiəxt̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɾˠihaxt̪ˠə/[1] (corresponding to the form draíochta)
Noun
[edit]draíocht f (genitive singular draíochta, nominative plural draíochta)
- druidic art, druidism
- witchcraft, magic; charm, enchantment
Declension
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Derived terms
[edit]- briocht draíochta m (“magic spell”)
- cealtair dhraíochta f (“magic cloak”)
- ceo draíochta m (“magic mist”)
- cochall draíochta m (“magic cloak”)
- dán draíochta m (“druidic art”)
- draíochta druadh f pl (“druidic arts”)
- fleasc dhraíochta f (“magic wand”)
- geasa droma draíochta f pl (“binding spells”)
- laindéar draíochta m (“magic lantern”)
- le draíoch (“by magic”)
- lucht draíochta m (“magicians”)
- scim dhraíochta f (“magic haze”)
- slaitín draíochta m (“magic wand”)
- slat draíochta m (“magic wand”)
Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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draíocht | dhraíocht | ndraíocht |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 52
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “draíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “draoiḋeaċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 259
Categories:
- Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *dóru
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weyd-
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms suffixed with -acht
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish nouns
- Irish feminine nouns
- Irish third-declension nouns
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