draíodóir

Irish

Alternative forms

  • draíodaí
  • draoidheadóir (obsolete)

Etymology

PIE word
*dóru

From draoi (druid; wizard, magician; diviner; trickster) + -adóir.

Pronunciation

  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɾˠiəd̪ˠoːɾʲ/

Noun

draíodóir m (genitive singular draíodóra, nominative plural draíodóirí)

  1. magician
  2. crafty, sly, person; rogue, hypocrite; trickster
  3. secretive person

Declension

Derived terms

  • bandraíodóir
  • draíodóireacht f ((practice of) magic; sly cunning, hypocrisy, trickery; secretiveness)
  • draíodóir fir m (wizard; enchanter)
  • draíodóir mná m (witch; enchantress)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
draíodóir dhraíodóir ndraíodóir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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