drongo

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɒŋɡəʊ

Etymology 1

From Malagasy drongo.

Noun

drongo (plural drongos or drongoes)

1. Any bird of the family Dicruridae.

Derived terms

• black drongo
• drongo-cuckoo
• drongo shrike

 

Translations

bird of the family Dicruridae

• Czech: drongo m
• Finnish: drongo (fi)

Etymology 2

From an Australian racehorse named Drongo, apparently after the bird (specifically, after the spangled drongo, Dicrurus bracteatus). The horse (foaled 1920, retired 1925) never won a race, and by transference anyone slow-witted or clumsy became a drongo.

• Alternatively, from putative RAAF slang drongo (a recruit), similarly after the bird.
• Another suggested derivation is the Scottish Gaelic drongair (“drunkard”).

Noun

drongo (plural drongos)

1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang, derogatory) A fool, an idiot, a stupid fellow.
   • 2010, Graham Seal, Great Australian Stories: Legends, Yarns and Tall Tales, page 191:

     In another story, the drongo is working for a farmer when the boss decides it is time to build another windmill. The drongo agrees to help but asks the farmer if he thinks it really makes sense to have two windmills. ‘What do you mean?’ the farmer asked. ‘Well, says the drongo, ‘there′s barely enough wind to operate the one you already have, so I doubt there′ll be enough to work two of them.’

   • 2010, John Timpson, Upside Down Management: A Common Sense Guide to Better Business, unnumbered page:

     One drongo executive can do harm enough, but things get worse when they start recruiting people like themselves.

   • 2020, "Moments of Silence", in Taskmaster, series 10, episode 8, Channel 4, script for Sam in The Smart Steak:

     I'd rather sit in this daggy bathtub than get a hug from you, you drongo..

Synonyms

• (clumsy fool; idiot): cretin, doilem (Geordie), dufus, fool, glaik (Geordie), idiot, mong

Anagrams

• Gordon, Grodno

Finnish

Etymology

From Malagasy drongo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdroŋːo/, [ˈdro̞ŋːo̞]
• Rhymes: -oŋːo
• Syllabification^(key): dron‧go

Noun

drongo

1. drongo (bird)

Declension

Inflection of drongo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		drongo	drongot
genitive		drongon	drongojen
partitive		drongoa	drongoja
illative		drongoon	drongoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		drongo	drongot
accusative	nom.	drongo	drongot
	gen.	drongon
genitive		drongon	drongojen
partitive		drongoa	drongoja
inessive		drongossa	drongoissa
elative		drongosta	drongoista
illative		drongoon	drongoihin
adessive		drongolla	drongoilla
ablative		drongolta	drongoilta
allative		drongolle	drongoille
essive		drongona	drongoina
translative		drongoksi	drongoiksi
abessive		drongotta	drongoitta
instructive		—	drongoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of drongo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative drongoni drongoni accusative nom. drongoni drongoni gen. drongoni genitive drongoni drongojeni partitive drongoani drongojani inessive drongossani drongoissani elative drongostani drongoistani illative drongooni drongoihini adessive drongollani drongoillani ablative drongoltani drongoiltani allative drongolleni drongoilleni essive drongonani drongoinani translative drongokseni drongoikseni abessive drongottani drongoittani instructive — — comitative — drongoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative drongosi drongosi accusative nom. drongosi drongosi gen. drongosi genitive drongosi drongojesi partitive drongoasi drongojasi inessive drongossasi drongoissasi elative drongostasi drongoistasi illative drongoosi drongoihisi adessive drongollasi drongoillasi ablative drongoltasi drongoiltasi allative drongollesi drongoillesi essive drongonasi drongoinasi translative drongoksesi drongoiksesi abessive drongottasi drongoittasi instructive — — comitative — drongoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative drongomme drongomme accusative nom. drongomme drongomme gen. drongomme genitive drongomme drongojemme partitive drongoamme drongojamme inessive drongossamme drongoissamme elative drongostamme drongoistamme illative drongoomme drongoihimme adessive drongollamme drongoillamme ablative drongoltamme drongoiltamme allative drongollemme drongoillemme essive drongonamme drongoinamme translative drongoksemme drongoiksemme abessive drongottamme drongoittamme instructive — — comitative — drongoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative drongonne drongonne accusative nom. drongonne drongonne gen. drongonne genitive drongonne drongojenne partitive drongoanne drongojanne inessive drongossanne drongoissanne elative drongostanne drongoistanne illative drongoonne drongoihinne adessive drongollanne drongoillanne ablative drongoltanne drongoiltanne allative drongollenne drongoillenne essive drongonanne drongoinanne translative drongoksenne drongoiksenne abessive drongottanne drongoittanne instructive — — comitative — drongoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative drongonsa drongonsa accusative nom. drongonsa drongonsa gen. drongonsa genitive drongonsa drongojensa partitive drongoaan drongoansa drongojaan drongojansa inessive drongossaan drongossansa drongoissaan drongoissansa elative drongostaan drongostansa drongoistaan drongoistansa illative drongoonsa drongoihinsa adessive drongollaan drongollansa drongoillaan drongoillansa ablative drongoltaan drongoltansa drongoiltaan drongoiltansa allative drongolleen drongollensa drongoilleen drongoillensa essive drongonaan drongonansa drongoinaan drongoinansa translative drongokseen drongoksensa drongoikseen drongoiksensa abessive drongottaan drongottansa drongoittaan drongoittansa instructive — — comitative — drongoineen drongoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• aldabrandrongo
• andamaaniendrongo
• celebesindrongo
• filippiiniendrongo
• komoriendrongo
• mayottendrongo
• mustadrongo
• paljettidrongo
• papuandrongo
• peräsindrongo
• pikkudrongo
• pikkusieppodrongo
• pikkuviiridrongo
• pronssidrongo
• samettidrongo
• sieppodrongo
• tuhkadrongo
• töyhtödrongo
• uudenirlannindrongo
• valkovatsadrongo
• varisdrongo
• viiridrongo

 

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French drongo, from Malagasy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrɔn.ɡo/
• Rhymes: -ɔnɡo
• Hyphenation: dròn‧go

Noun

drongo m (plural dronghi)

1. (ornithology) drongo (any bird of the Dicruridae family), particularly the fork-tailed drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis)

Further reading

• drongo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• grondo, grondò

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French drongo, from Malagasy [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdron.ɡo/

Noun

drongo m (uncountable)

1. drongo

Declension

declension of drongo (singular only)

	singular
m gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) drongo	drongoul
genitive/dative	(unui) drongo	drongoului
vocative	drongoule

See also

• cioară
• corb
• mierlă

References

• drongo in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)