draíocht

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

PIE word
*dóru

From Old Irish druídecht, draídecht (secret lore and arts of the druids); synchronically, draoi (druid) +‎ -acht. Compare with Cornish drewydhieth, Welsh derwyddiaeth.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d̪ˠɾˠiəxt̪ˠ/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Ulster" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɾˠihaxt̪ˠə/[1] (corresponding to the form draíochta)

Noun

draíocht f (genitive singular draíochta, nominative plural draíochta)

  1. druidic art, druidism
  2. witchcraft, magic; charm, enchantment

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
draíocht dhraíocht ndraíocht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 52