druí
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- druï (disyllabic in early poetry)
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *druwits (either “tree-knower” or “firm knower”), compare suí (“sage”), duí (“idiot, fool”), ainb (“ignorant”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdruːi̯/
Inflection
| Masculine d-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | druí | druïdL, druí | druïd |
| Vocative | druí | druïdL, druí | druada |
| Accusative | druïdN | druïdL, druí | druada |
| Genitive | druad | druad | druadN |
| Dative | druïdL | druadaib | druadaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| druí | druí pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ |
ndruí |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “druí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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