Afrikaans edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Dutch drup, from drop, from Middle Dutch drop. The sense “drip” is a semantic loan from English drip.

Noun edit

drup (plural druppe)

  1. A drop of a liquid.
    Synonym: druppel
  2. A drip, an intravenous.

Etymology 2 edit

From Dutch druppen, from Middle Dutch droppen.

Verb edit

drup (present drup, present participle druppende, past participle gedrup)

  1. (intransitive) to drip

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From drop, from Middle Dutch drop. Doublet of drop.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /drʏp/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: drup
  • Rhymes: -ʏp

Noun edit

drup m (plural druppen, diminutive drupje n or druppie n)

  1. A drop of a liquid.
    Synonym: druppel

Descendants edit

  • Afrikaans: drup