drott
See also: drótt
English edit
Etymology edit
From the name of the Drott Manufacturing Company, founded by Edward Drott in 1916.
Noun edit
drott (plural drotts)
- An earthmoving machine similar to a bulldozer, but with a front bucket that can be used for scooping and lifting soil, rather than merely pushing it.
- 1969, Nan Bowie, Mick Bowie: the Hermitage Years, page 158:
- The drivers of bulldozers, drotts, and other types of mechanical shovels worked long hours in appalling weather.
See also edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
drott m (definite singular drotten, indefinite plural drotter, definite plural drottene)
References edit
- “drott” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
drott m (definite singular drotten, indefinite plural drottar, definite plural drottane)
References edit
- “drott” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish drotin (with -in interpreted as the definite suffix), from Old Norse dróttinn, from Proto-Germanic *druhtinaz. Related to dryg (lasting, heavy).
Noun edit
drott c
Declension edit
Declension of drott | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | drott | drotten | drottar | drottarna |
Genitive | drotts | drottens | drottars | drottarnas |
This table shows modern forms. Until the 19th century the plural could be formed with -er instead of -ar.