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
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Dutch drōghe, from Old Dutch *drougi, *drōgi, from Proto-Germanic *draugiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerǵʰ- (“to strengthen; become hard or solid”), from *dʰer- (“to hold, hold fast, support”). Compare Low German dröög, drög, West Frisian droech, English dry; cf. also German trocken.
AdjectiveEdit
droog (comparative droger, superlative droogst)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of droog
| positive | comparative | superlative | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| attributive | predicative/adverbial | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | droog | droger | |||
| neuter singular |
indefinite | droog | droger | ||
| definite | droge | drogere | droogste | droogst, droogste |
|
| common singular | droge | drogere | droogste | droogste | |
| plural | droge | drogere | droogste | droogste | |
| partitive | droogs | drogers | |||
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VerbEdit
droog