Slovak

edit

Etymology

edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *drǫkъ (stick, pole). First attested in the 15th century.[1]

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): [druːk]
  This entry needs an audio pronunciation. If you are a native speaker with a microphone, please record this word. The recorded pronunciation will appear here when it's ready.

Noun

edit

drúk m inan (diminutive drúčik)

  1. stick, staff, cudgel, club

Declension

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Králik, Ľubor (2016) “drúk”, in Stručný etymologický slovník slovenčiny [Concise Etymological Dictionary of Slovak] (in Slovak), Bratislava: VEDA; JÚĽŠ SAV, →ISBN, page 136

Further reading

edit
  • drúk”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024