Venetian

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Etymology

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From Early Venetian dredo, from Late Latin dē retrō. Compare Italian dietro, Istriot dreîo.

Preposition

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drio

  1. behind
  2. after, next
  3. Forms the present continuous (-ing)
    Xe drio a far un laor.
    [He] is doing some work.

Adjective

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drio

  1. occupied

References

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  • Ferguson, Ronnie. 2007. A linguistic history of Venice. Florence: Olschki. Page 129.

Welsh

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Verb

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drio

  1. Soft mutation of trio.

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
trio drio nhrio thrio
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.