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Etymology 1

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From Malagasy drongo.

Noun

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drongo (plural drongos or drongoes)

  1. Any bird of the family Dicruridae.
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Etymology 2

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From an Australian racehorse named Drongo, apparently after the bird (specifically, after the spangled drongo, Dicrurus bracteatus). The horse (foaled 1920, retired 1925) never won a race, and by transference anyone slow-witted or clumsy became a drongo.[1]

  • Alternatively, from putative RAAF slang drongo (a recruit), similarly after the bird.[2]
  • Another suggested derivation is the Scottish Gaelic drongair (drunkard).

Noun

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drongo (plural drongos)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang, derogatory) A fool, an idiot, a stupid fellow.
    • 2010, Graham Seal, Great Australian Stories: Legends, Yarns and Tall Tales, page 191:
      In another story, the drongo is working for a farmer when the boss decides it is time to build another windmill. The drongo agrees to help but asks the farmer if he thinks it really makes sense to have two windmills. ‘What do you mean?’ the farmer asked. ‘Well, says the drongo, ‘there′s barely enough wind to operate the one you already have, so I doubt there′ll be enough to work two of them.’
    • 2010, John Timpson, Upside Down Management: A Common Sense Guide to Better Business, unnumbered page:
      One drongo executive can do harm enough, but things get worse when they start recruiting people like themselves.
    • 2020, "Moments of Silence", in Taskmaster, series 10, episode 8, Channel 4, script for Sam in The Smart Steak:
      I'd rather sit in this daggy bathtub than get a hug from you, you drongo..
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  1. ^ "Drongo", entry in 1970, Bill Wannan, Australian Folklore, Lansdowne Press, reprint 1979, →ISBN, page 200.
  2. ^ Eric Partridge (2007) “drongo”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, Abingdon, Oxon., New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 120.

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Malagasy drongo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdroŋːo/, [ˈdro̞ŋːo̞]
  • Rhymes: -oŋːo
  • Syllabification(key): dron‧go

Noun

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drongo

  1. drongo (bird)

Declension

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Inflection of drongo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative drongo drongot
genitive drongon drongojen
partitive drongoa drongoja
illative drongoon drongoihin
singular plural
nominative drongo drongot
accusative nom. drongo drongot
gen. drongon
genitive drongon drongojen
partitive drongoa drongoja
inessive drongossa drongoissa
elative drongosta drongoista
illative drongoon drongoihin
adessive drongolla drongoilla
ablative drongolta drongoilta
allative drongolle drongoille
essive drongona drongoina
translative drongoksi drongoiksi
abessive drongotta drongoitta
instructive drongoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of drongo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative drongoni drongoni
accusative nom. drongoni drongoni
gen. drongoni
genitive drongoni drongojeni
partitive drongoani drongojani
inessive drongossani drongoissani
elative drongostani drongoistani
illative drongooni drongoihini
adessive drongollani drongoillani
ablative drongoltani drongoiltani
allative drongolleni drongoilleni
essive drongonani drongoinani
translative drongokseni drongoikseni
abessive drongottani drongoittani
instructive
comitative drongoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative drongosi drongosi
accusative nom. drongosi drongosi
gen. drongosi
genitive drongosi drongojesi
partitive drongoasi drongojasi
inessive drongossasi drongoissasi
elative drongostasi drongoistasi
illative drongoosi drongoihisi
adessive drongollasi drongoillasi
ablative drongoltasi drongoiltasi
allative drongollesi drongoillesi
essive drongonasi drongoinasi
translative drongoksesi drongoiksesi
abessive drongottasi drongoittasi
instructive
comitative drongoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative drongomme drongomme
accusative nom. drongomme drongomme
gen. drongomme
genitive drongomme drongojemme
partitive drongoamme drongojamme
inessive drongossamme drongoissamme
elative drongostamme drongoistamme
illative drongoomme drongoihimme
adessive drongollamme drongoillamme
ablative drongoltamme drongoiltamme
allative drongollemme drongoillemme
essive drongonamme drongoinamme
translative drongoksemme drongoiksemme
abessive drongottamme drongoittamme
instructive
comitative drongoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative drongonne drongonne
accusative nom. drongonne drongonne
gen. drongonne
genitive drongonne drongojenne
partitive drongoanne drongojanne
inessive drongossanne drongoissanne
elative drongostanne drongoistanne
illative drongoonne drongoihinne
adessive drongollanne drongoillanne
ablative drongoltanne drongoiltanne
allative drongollenne drongoillenne
essive drongonanne drongoinanne
translative drongoksenne drongoiksenne
abessive drongottanne drongoittanne
instructive
comitative drongoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative drongonsa drongonsa
accusative nom. drongonsa drongonsa
gen. drongonsa
genitive drongonsa drongojensa
partitive drongoaan
drongoansa
drongojaan
drongojansa
inessive drongossaan
drongossansa
drongoissaan
drongoissansa
elative drongostaan
drongostansa
drongoistaan
drongoistansa
illative drongoonsa drongoihinsa
adessive drongollaan
drongollansa
drongoillaan
drongoillansa
ablative drongoltaan
drongoltansa
drongoiltaan
drongoiltansa
allative drongolleen
drongollensa
drongoilleen
drongoillensa
essive drongonaan
drongonansa
drongoinaan
drongoinansa
translative drongokseen
drongoksensa
drongoikseen
drongoiksensa
abessive drongottaan
drongottansa
drongoittaan
drongoittansa
instructive
comitative drongoineen
drongoinensa

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French drongo, from Malagasy.

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drongo m (plural dronghi)

  1. (ornithology) drongo (any bird of the Dicruridae family), particularly the fork-tailed drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis)

Further reading

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  • drongo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French drongo, from Malagasy [Term?].

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drongo m (uncountable)

  1. drongo

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