draíocht
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
PIE word |
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*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)
- druidic art, druidism
- witchcraft, magic; charm, enchantment
Declension
Declension of draíocht
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- 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
Irish mutation | ||
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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
- 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
References
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 52
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 inherited from Old Irish
- 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
- ga:Occult