draugs

English

Noun

draugs

1. plural of draug

Anagrams

• Dagurs, Dugars, Guards, durags, gradus, guards

Icelandic

Noun

draugs

1. indefinite genitive singular of draugur

Latgalian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *draugás, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ- (“to be second”). Cognates include Latvian draugs and Lithuanian draugas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdràu̯ks]
• Hyphenation: draugs

Noun

draugs m (diminutive draudzeņš)

1. friend

Declension

Declension of draugs (type 1 noun)

	singular	plural
nominative	draugs	draugi
genitive	drauga	draugu
dative	draugam	draugim
accusative	draugu	draugus
instrumental	draugu	draugim
locative	draugā	draugūs
vocative	draug	draugi

Hyponyms

• draudzine (“female friend”)

References

• A. Andronov, L. Leikuma (2008) Latgalīšu-Latvīšu-Krīvu sarunu vuordineica, Lvava, →ISBN, page 11
• Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 112

Latvian

Draugi

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *draugás, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ- (“to be other, to be second”). From the meaning “other, second,” two main meanings evolved: “friend” and “enemy, evil” (cf. the evolution of Latin hostis from “stranger” to “enemy” and hospes from “stranger” to “host”). In the Baltic and Slavic languages, only the “friend” meaning eventually survived. The older meaning of “other, second” for Latvian draugs is still sporadically attested in folk songs (draugs vīrs (“another man”); cf. also dialectal drauga bērns (“stepchild”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [drà͜ʊks̪]

• Audio:

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Noun

draugs m (1st declension, feminine form: draudzene)

1. friend (a person with whom one has a friendship)

   bernības, skolas draugs ― childhood, school friend

   tuvs draugs ― close friend

   sirsnīgi draugi ― sincere friends

   būt draugu pulkā ― to be in a circle of friends

   būt draugos ― to be frends (lit. in friends) (with someone)

   laulātais draugs ― husband (lit. married friend)

   dzīves, mūža draugs ― husband (lit. life friend; poetic)

   mājas draugs ― friend of the house (someone who visits frequently)

   laimei vajadzīgs draugs, ar ko būtu daudz kā kopīga: gan sapņi un prieks, gan uzskati un rūpes ― for happiness a friend is necessary, with whom there would be a lot in common: dreams and joys, opinions and concerns

   Ints un Zints dzīvo vienā mājā, mācās vienā skolā, vienā klasē un sēž vienā solā; abi saucas par draugiem un turas kopā kā divi dadži ― Ints and Zints live in the same house, study in the same class in the same school, and sit in the same bench; both call themselves friends and keep together like two thistles

2. (of animals) friend (an animal with whom one has friendly relations; an animal which behaves in a friendly way towards people or other animals)

   četrkājainais draugs ― four-legged friend

   zēns ar suni bija nešķirami draugi ― the boy and the dog were inseparable friends

   abi kaķi bija draugi ― the two cats were friends

3. (of people) friend, admirer, lover (of something)

   dabas draugs ― a friend, lover of nature

   mūzikas draugi ― music lovers

   grāmatu draugi ― book lovers

   kino draugu klubs ― cinema lovers club

Declension

Declension of draugs (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	draugs	draugi
accusative (akuzatīvs)	draugu	draugus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	drauga	draugu
dative (datīvs)	draugam	draugiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	draugu	draugiem
locative (lokatīvs)	draugā	draugos
vocative (vokatīvs)	draugs	draugi

Derived terms

• draudzība
• draudzīgs, draudzīgums

Related terms

• draudzēties