draoidh

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• druidh
• drùidh

Etymology

From Old Irish druï, druí (“druid; magician, wizard, diviner”) (compare Irish draoi), from Proto-Celtic *dru-wid- (“tree-knower”) (compare Welsh dryw), from Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”) + *weyd- (“to know”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /drɯj/

Noun

draoidh m (genitive singular draoidh, plural draoidhean)

1. (dated or historical) druid
2. sorcerer, wizard, magician, conjurer
3. philosopher
4. morose person
5. wizard (computing program)
6. a priest, magician, or soothsayer in the ancient Celtic religion.

Synonyms

• (sorcerer): buidseach

Derived terms

• draoidheachd f (“sorcery, druidism, magic”)
• eun-druidh m (“augur”)

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “draoidh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “druí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language