See also: drań and drán

Abinomn edit

Noun edit

dran

  1. (anatomy) neck

German edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -an

Adverb edit

dran

  1. Alternative form of daran
  2. (in the phrase dran sein) to be in a particular condition
    Sie ist wirklich schlecht dran.
    She is really badly off.
  3. (in the phrase an (etwas) dran sein) to be (possibly) true
    „Was hältst Du von den Gerüchten?“ — „Ich denke, an denen ist etwas dran.“
    "What do you make of the rumours?" — "I think there might be something to them."
  4. (slang, in the phrase dran sein) to get it, to suffer consequences, punishment or retaliation
    Jetzt bist du dran!
    Now you're gonna get it!
  5. (in the phrase dran sein) to be somebody's turn (in a game, to do household chores, etc.)
    Du bist dran!
    It's your turn!

Further reading edit

  • dran” in Duden online
  • dran” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Leipon edit

Noun edit

dran

  1. fresh water

Further reading edit

  • Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
  • ABVD as d̃an
  • ASJP as de*an

Luxembourgish edit

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

dran

  1. Alternative form of doran (therein)

Nali edit

Noun edit

dran

  1. fresh water

References edit

  • Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Old Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *drēhaną.

Verb edit

drān

  1. to emit an odour

Inflection edit

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Further reading edit

  • dran”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *drānu (drone).

Cognate with Old Saxon drān (Low German drōne), Old High German treno (dialectal German Dräne).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

drān f

  1. male bee, drone

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Middle English: drane, drone