droog

== English == === Etymology === From Russian друг (drug, “friend”), in which sense it is used in the invented slang Nadsat in Anthony Burgess's dystopian novel A Clockwork Orange (1962). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /druːɡ/ === Noun === droog (plural droogs) A violent young gang member or a hooligan. ==== Derived terms ==== droogish === Anagrams === Gordo == Afrikaans == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /drʊə̯χ/ === Etymology 1 === From Dutch droog, from Middle Dutch drôge, from Old Dutch *drōgi, from Proto-Germanic *draugiz. ==== Adjective ==== droog (attributive droë, comparative droër, superlative droogste) dry arid ===== Derived terms ===== droogte === Etymology 2 === From Dutch drogen, from Middle Dutch drôgen, from etymology 1. ==== Verb ==== droog (present droog, present participle drogende, past participle gedroog) (ergative) to dry ===== Derived terms ===== afdroog == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /droːx/ Hyphenation: droog Rhymes: -oːx === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch drôge, from Old Dutch *drōgi, from Proto-West Germanic *draugī, from Proto-Germanic *draugiz. ==== Adjective ==== droog (comparative droger, superlative droogst) dry (not wet) Antonyms: nat, vochtig Het weer is droog, we kunnen buiten spelen. ― The weather is dry, we can play outside. De handdoeken zijn nog niet droog. ― The towels are not dry yet. Dit is de droogste zomer die ik me kan herinneren. ― This is the driest summer I can remember. arid (getting little precipitation) Antonyms: nat, vochtig De Sahara is een droog gebied. ― The Sahara is an arid region. In drogere klimaten moet men zuiniger met water zijn. ― In arider climates, one must be more conservative with water. De droogste plaatsen op aarde ontvangen bijna geen regen. ― The most arid places on Earth receive almost no rain. dry, dull, uninspired (of humor) dry; humorous in an understated or deadpan way dry-tasting, not sweet Antonym: zoet having a lot of muscle with a low amount of fat, having gone on a cut ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: droog Berbice Creole Dutch: droko Negerhollands: droog, drok Skepi Creole Dutch: dróg → West Frisian: droech === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== droog inflection of drogen: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative == Yola == === Etymology === Derived from Irish driog. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈd̪ruːɡj/ === Noun === droog A small quantity of liquid. Synonyms: drigeen, driggle === References === Diarmaid Ó Muirithe (1990), “A Modern Glossary of the Dialect of Forth and Bargy”, in lrish University Review‎[1], volume 20, number 1, Edinburgh University Press, page 156