seandraoi

Irish

Alternative forms

  • sean-draoi, seanndraoi (obsolete)

Etymology

PIE word
*sénos
PIE word
*dóru

From sean- (“old”) +‎ draoi (“druid, wizard”).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ʃɑun̪ˠˈd̪ˠɾˠiː/

Noun

seandraoi m (genitive singular seandraoi, nominative plural seandraoithe)

  1. (literally) old druid, old wizard
  2. (figuratively) crafty older person
  3. precocious child

Declension

Declension of seandraoi (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative seandraoi seandraoithe
vocative a sheandraoi a sheandraoithe
genitive seandraoi seandraoithe
dative seandraoi seandraoithe
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an seandraoi na seandraoithe
genitive an tseandraoi na seandraoithe
dative leis an seandraoi
don seandraoi 		leis na seandraoithe

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