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dran

See also: drań and drán

Abinomn

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Noun

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dran

  1. (anatomy) neck

German

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Etymology

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Short form of daran

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -an

Adverb

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dran

  1. Alternative form of daran
  2. (in the phrase dran sein) to be in a particular condition
    Sie ist wirklich schlecht dran.
    She is really badly off.
  3. (in the phrase an (etwas) dran sein) to be (possibly) true
    „Was hältst Du von den Gerüchten?“ — „Ich denke, an denen ist etwas dran.“
    "What do you make of the rumours?" — "I think there might be something to them."
  4. (slang, in the phrase dran sein) to get it, to suffer consequences, punishment or retaliation
    Jetzt bist du dran!
    Now you're gonna get it!
  5. (in the phrase dran sein) to be someone's turn (in a game, to do household chores, etc.)
    Du bist dran!
    It's your turn!

Further reading

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  • “dran” in Duden online
  • “dran” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Leipon

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Noun

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dran

  1. fresh water

Further reading

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  • Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
  • ABVD as d̃an
  • ASJP as de*an

Luxembourgish

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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dran

  1. Alternative form of doran (“therein”)

Nali

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Noun

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dran

  1. fresh water

References

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  • Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Old Dutch

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *drēhaną.

Verb

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drān

  1. to emit an odour

Inflection

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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

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  • “dran”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *drānu (“drone”).

Cognate with Old Saxon drān (Low German drōne), Old High German treno (dialectal German Dräne).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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drān f

  1. male bee, drone

Declension

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Declension of drān (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative drān drāna, drāne
accusative drāne drāna, drāne
genitive drāne drāna
dative drāne drānum

Descendants

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  • Middle English: drane, drone
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