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druid

/dˈɹuːɪd/DROO-id
/dˈɹuɪd/DROO-id

Meaningdruidh, an augur, magician

Common meaning: member of a religious class among ancient Celtic peoples

Journey through time

  1. Irishdraoi‘druidh, an augur, magician’source
  2. Latinmeaning shiftsdruidh, an augur, magician → druidsdruides‘druids’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsdruids → member of a religious class among ancient Celtic peoplesdruid‘member of a religious class among ancient Celtic peoples’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Irish draoi ‘druidh, an augur, magician’.

Roots

  • draoi Irish “druidh, an augur, magician”

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