Irish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

PIE word
*dóru

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

draíocht f (genitive singular draíochta, nominative plural draíochta)

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

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

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.

References edit

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

Further reading edit