druid

See also Druid

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

The earliest record of the term is reported in Greek as Δρυΐδαι (druidai) (plural), cited in Diogenes Laertius in the 3rd century CE. The native Celtic word for "druid" is first attested in Latin texts as druides (plural) and other texts also employ the form druidae (akin to the Greek form). It is understood that the Latin form is a borrowing from Gaulish. the word is cognate with the later insular Celtic words, Old Irish druí (“druid, sorcerer”) and early Welsh dryw (“seer”). The proto-Celtic word may be *dru-wid-s (literally, "oak-knower"), from Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”) and *weyd- (“to see”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈdɹuː.ɪd/, X-SAMPA: /"dr\u:.Id/

Noun

druid (plural druids)

1. One of an order of priests among certain groups of Celts before the adoption of Christianity.

Usage notes

• Often capitalized: Druid.

Derived terms

• druidic
• druidism

Translations

an order of priests

• Armenian: դրուիդ (hy) (druid) 
• Catalan: druida (ca) m
• Chinese: 德魯伊
• Esperanto: druido (eo)
• Estonian: druiidi (et)
• Finnish: druidi (fi)
• French: druide (fr) m
• German: Druide (de) m
• Hungarian: druida (hu)
• Irish: draoi (ga)

• Italian: druida (it) m and f, (uncommon) druido (it) m
• Japanese: ドルイド (doruido)
• Macedonian: друид (mk) (drúid) m
• Norwegian: druide (no) m
• Old English: drȳ (ang) m
• Portuguese: druida (pt) m
• Russian: друид (ru) (druíd) m 
• Scottish Gaelic: draoidh m
• Spanish: druida (es) m

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Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA: [d̪ˠɾˠɪdʲ]

Etymology 1

From Old Irish truit, from Proto-Celtic *trozdi-, from Proto-Indo-European *trozdo- (“thrush”); compare Latin turdus, German Drossel, and thrush.

Noun

druid f

1. starling

Declension

Declension of druid

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative druid druideanna Vocative a dhruid a dhruideanna Genitive druide druideanna Dative druid druideanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an druid na druideanna Genitive na druide na ndruideanna Dative leis an druid don druid leis na druideanna

Etymology 2

From Old Irish druitid, possibly related to Welsh drws (“door”).

Verb

druid (present analytic druideann, future analytic druidfidh, verbal noun druidim, past participle druidte)

1. to move relative to something
2. (Ulster) to close

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	druidim	druideann tú; druidir†	druideann sé, sí	druidimid	druideann sibh	druideann siad; druidid†	druidtear
	past	dhruid mé; dhruideas†	dhruid tú; dhruidis†	dhruid sé, sí	dhruideamar	dhruid sibh; dhruideabhair†	dhruid siad; dhruideadar†	druideadh
	future	druidfidh mé; druidfead†	druidfidh tú; druidfir†	druidfidh sé, sí	druidfimid; druidfeam†	druidfidh sibh	druidfidh siad; druidfid†	druidfear
	past habitual	dhruidinn	dhruidteá	dhruideadh sé, sí	dhruidimis	dhruideadh sibh	dhruididís	dhruidtí
imperative		druidim	druid	druideadh sé, sí	druidimis	druidigí	druididís	druidtear
conditional		dhruidfinn	dhruidfeá	dhruidfeadh sé, sí	dhruidfimis	dhruidfeadh sibh	dhruidfidís	dhruidfí
subjunctive	present	druide mé; druidead†	druide tú; druidir†	druide sé, sí	druidimid	druide sibh	druide siad; druidid†	druidtear
	past	druidinn	druidteá	druideadh sé, sí	druidimis	druideadh sibh	druididís	druidtí
verbal noun		druidim
past participle		druidte

† Dialect form

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
druid	dhruid	ndruid
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Scottish Gaelic

Noun

druid f (genitive druide, plural druidean)

1. starling