droog
See also: dröög
English
Etymology
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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Russian друг (drug, “friend”), in which sense it is used in the invented slang in Anthony Burgess's dystopian novel A Clockwork Orange (1962).
Noun
droog (plural droogs)
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Afrikaans
Etymology 1
From Dutch droog, from Middle Dutch drôge, from Old Dutch *drōgi, from Proto-Germanic *draugiz.
Adjective
droog (attributive droë, comparative droër, superlative droogste)
- dry
- Julle moet eers droë klere aantrek, voordat jul na buite gaan.
- You must first put on dry clothes before you go outside.
- arid
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Dutch drogen, from Middle Dutch drôgen, from etymology 1.
Verb
droog (present droog, present participle drogende, past participle gedroog)
Derived terms
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch drôge, from Old Dutch *drōgi, from Proto-Germanic *draugiz.
Adjective
droog (comparative droger, superlative droogst)
Inflection
Declension of droog | ||||
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uninflected | droog | |||
inflected | droge | |||
comparative | droger | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | droog | droger | het droogst het droogste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | droge | drogere | droogste |
n. sing. | droog | droger | droogste | |
plural | droge | drogere | droogste | |
definite | droge | drogere | droogste | |
partitive | droogs | drogers | — |
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Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
droog
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