daoi

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish duí (“fool, ignoramus”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ˠiː/

Noun

daoi m (genitive singular daoi, nominative plural daoithe)

1. dullard (stupid person, fool)
2. churl (boorish person).

Declension

Declension of daoi

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative daoi daoithe Vocative a dhaoi a dhaoithe Genitive daoi daoithe Dative daoi daoithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an daoi na daoithe Genitive an daoi na ndaoithe Dative leis an daoi don daoi leis na daoithe

Antonyms

• saoi

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
daoi	dhaoi	ndaoi
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 duí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “daoi”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 223
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “daoi”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “daoi”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “daoi”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024