droch-

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See also: droch

Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish droch (bad), from Proto-Celtic *drukos. Cognates include Welsh drwg, Breton drog, Scottish Gaelic droch.

Pronunciation[edit]

Prefix[edit]

droch-

  1. bad
  2. ill-, mal-

Usage notes[edit]

  • In Irish, this affix acts both as an adjectival prefix (creating adjectives) and as an adjectival (modifying nouns). It lenites the word to which it attaches:
It is written without a hyphen except for words beginning with ch:
  • droch- + ‎croí (heart) → ‎droch-chroí (weak heart; evil disposition, ill will)
  • droch- + ‎cumann (friendship, love; companionship, company) → ‎droch-chumann (bad companionship, evil association, illicit love)

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Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
droch- dhroch- ndroch-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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