drúis

See also: drùis

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ˠɾˠuːʃ/
• (Ulster, also) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠɾˠũːʃ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish drúis, from Old Irish drús (“hot-lust, desire”), from drúth (“wanton, unchaste”).

Noun

drúis f (genitive singular drúise)

1. lust
   • 2010 October 25, “Na Cloigne”, in TG4‎^[1]:

     Dúnmharú, drúis, éad agus fórsaí dorcha osnádúrtha sa scannán ‘Na Cloigne’ ar 'Lá na Marbh'.

     Murder, lust, jealousy and dark supernatural forces are all to be found in the film 'Na Cloigne' on All Soul's Day.

Declension

Declension of drúis

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative drúis Vocative a dhrúis Genitive drúise Dative drúis

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an drúis Genitive na drúise Dative leis an drúis don drúis

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

drúis m

1. inflection of drús:
   1. vocative/genitive singular
   2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
drúis	dhrúis	ndrúis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Middle Irish

Etymology

Originally the dative/accusative of Old Irish drús.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /druːɕ/

Noun

drúis f (genitive drúise, no plural)

1. lust, concupiscence

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
drúis	drúis pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/, later /ɣ(ʲ)-/	ndrúis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.