druid en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɹʉwɪd/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈdɾʉ.ɪd/ (Scotland)
- /ˈdɹʉːɪd/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- (US) audio
- /ˈdɹu.ɪd/ (US)
- /ˈdɾɪu̯.ɪd/ (Wales)
- /ˈdɹuːɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Borrowed from French druide, from Old French, via Latin Druidae, from Gaulish *druwits, from Proto-Celtic *druwits (literally either “oak-knower” or “firm knower, great sage”), from either Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”) or *drew- (“solid, firm, hard”) and *weyd- (“to see, to have knowledge”) (whence also English wizard; Proto-Slavic *vědьma (> Russian ве́дьма (védʹma))). The earliest record of the term in Latin is by Julius Caesar in the first century B.C. in his De Bello Gallico. The native Celtic word for "druid" is first attested in Latin texts as druides (plural) and other texts also employ the form druidae (akin to the Greek form). Cognate with the later insular Celtic words, Old Irish druí (“druid, sorcerer”) and early Welsh dryw (“seer”).
Meanings
- (historical) One of an order of priests among certain groups of Celts before the adoption of Abrahamic religions.
- (qualifier:roleplaying games) A priest or mage who uses magic based on nature or trees.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| druids | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
druidish · druidess · archdruid · druidism · neo-druid · Druidry · druidcraft · druidic
Descendants
督伊德 · 드루이드 · ruiti · 德鲁伊 · друи́д · 德魯伊 · ドルイド
Translations (38)
hu druida (one of an order of Celtic priests) · ka დრუიდი (one of an order of Celtic priests) · et druiid (one of an order of Celtic priests) · pt druida (one of an order of Celtic priests) · ja ドルイド (one of an order of Celtic priests) · kw drewydh (one of an order of Celtic priests) · no druide (one of an order of Celtic priests) · it druido (one of an order of Celtic priests) · fi druidi (one of an order of Celtic priests) · it druida (one of an order of Celtic priests) · cmn 德魯伊 /德鲁伊 (one of an order of Celtic priests) · sv druid (one of an order of Celtic priests) · pl druidka (one of an order of Celtic priests) · pl druid (one of an order of Celtic priests) · ru друи́д (one of an order of Celtic priests) · eo druido (one of an order of Celtic priests) · ko 드루이드 (one of an order of Celtic priests) · ca druida (one of an order of Celtic priests) · es druida (one of an order of Celtic priests) · ang drȳ (one of an order of Celtic priests) · hy դրուիդ (one of an order of Celtic priests) · de Druide (one of an order of Celtic priests) · cy derwydd (one of an order of Celtic priests) · gd draoidh (one of an order of Celtic priests) · wa drude (one of an order of Celtic priests) · mk дру́ид (one of an order of Celtic priests) · gv druaight (one of an order of Celtic priests) · nl druïde (one of an order of Celtic priests) · ro druid (one of an order of Celtic priests) · fr druide (one of an order of Celtic priests) · ga draoi (one of an order of Celtic priests) · io druido (one of an order of Celtic priests) · el δρυίδης (one of an order of Celtic priests) · br drouiz (one of an order of Celtic priests) · la Druida (one of an order of Celtic priests) · yue 德魯伊 /德鲁伊 (one of an order of Celtic priests) · mi ruiti (one of an order of Celtic priests) · cmn 督伊德 (one of an order of Celtic priests)