drot
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Danish drotten (later misinterpreted as the definite singular form), from Old Norse dróttinn, from Proto-Germanic *druhtinaz (“leader, lord”), cognate with Old English dryhten, Old High German truhtin. Derived from the noun *druhtiz (“troop”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
drot c (singular definite drotten, plural indefinite drotter)
Declension edit
Declension of drot
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | drot | drotten | drotter | drotterne |
genitive | drots | drottens | drotters | drotternes |
References edit
- “drot” in Den Danske Ordbog
Luxembourgish edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
drot
- inflection of droen:
Romanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
drot n (plural droturi)
Declension edit
Declension of drot
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) drot | drotul | (niște) droturi | droturile |
genitive/dative | (unui) drot | drotului | (unor) droturi | droturilor |
vocative | drotule | droturilor |
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
drot m (Cyrillic spelling дрот)
- wire
- (colloquial) a cop (police officer)