droog
See also: dröög
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Russian друг (drug, “friend”), in which sense it is used in the invented slang in Anthony Burgess's dystopian novel A Clockwork Orange (1962).
NounEdit
droog (plural droogs)
Derived termsEdit
AnagramsEdit
AfrikaansEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Dutch droog, from Middle Dutch drôge, from Old Dutch *drōgi, from Proto-Germanic *draugiz.
AdjectiveEdit
droog (attributive droë, comparative droër, superlative droogste)
- dry
- Julle moet eers droë klere aantrek, voordat jul na buite gaan.
- You must first put on dry clothes before you go outside.
- arid
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Dutch drogen, from Middle Dutch drôgen, from etymology 1.
VerbEdit
droog (present droog, present participle drogende, past participle gedroog)
Derived termsEdit
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle Dutch drôge, from Old Dutch *drōgi, from Proto-West Germanic *draugi, from Proto-Germanic *draugiz.
AdjectiveEdit
droog (comparative droger, superlative droogst)
- dry, not wet.
- arid, getting little precipitation.
- dry, dull, blunt, uninspired.
- dry-tasting, not sweet.
- Antonym: zoet
InflectionEdit
| Inflection of droog | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | droog | |||
| inflected | droge | |||
| comparative | droger | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | droog | droger | het droogst het droogste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | droge | drogere | droogste |
| n. sing. | droog | droger | droogste | |
| plural | droge | drogere | droogste | |
| definite | droge | drogere | droogste | |
| partitive | droogs | drogers | — | |
Derived termsEdit
- droge (noun)
- drogen
- droogdok
- drooghoppen
- droogkloot
- droogstempel
- droogstoppel
- droogzwieren
- droogte
- halfdroog
- kurkdroog
- opdrogen
- strijkdrook
- uitdrogen
- verdrogen
- wasdroog
DescendantsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
See the etymology of the main entry.
VerbEdit
droog