draoi

Irish

Etymology

PIE word
*dóru

From Old Irish druï, druí (“druid; magician, wizard, diviner”), from Proto-Celtic *druwits (literally either “tree-knower” or “firm knower”), the second element the same as in saoi (“sage”), daoi (“fool”), and Old Irish ainb (“ignorant”). 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

Declension of draoi (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative draoi draoithe vocative a dhraoi a dhraoithe genitive draoi draoithe dative draoi draoithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an draoi na draoithe genitive an draoi na ndraoithe dative leis an draoi don draoi leis na draoithe

Derived terms

• bandraoi m (“druidess”)
• draíocht f (“druidic art; magic, enchantment”)
• draíodóir m (“magician”)
• draoi tine m (“pyromancer”)
• draoidín m (“dwarf”)
• draoighonta (“enchanted”, adjective)
• seandraoi m (“crafty old person”)

Noun

draoi m (genitive singular draoi)

1. great number or amount

Declension

Declension of draoi (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative draoi vocative a dhraoi genitive draoi dative draoi forms with the definite article case singular nominative an draoi genitive an draoi dative leis an draoi don draoi

Mutation

Mutated forms of draoi

radical	lenition	eclipsis
draoi	dhraoi	ndraoi

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “draoi”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “draoi”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “draoi”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “draoi”, in The National Terminology Database for Irish, Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, DCU and Foras na Gaeilge, 2006–2025