draíocht

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

draíocht f (genitive singular draíochta, nominative plural draíochta)

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

Declension

Declension of draíocht (third declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative draíocht draíochta
vocative a dhraíocht a dhraíochta
genitive draíochta draíochta
dative draíocht draíochta
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an draíocht na draíochta
genitive na draíochta na ndraíochta
dative leis an draíocht
don draíocht 		leis na draíochta

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of draíocht
radical lenition eclipsis
draíocht dhraíocht ndraíocht

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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

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