dru

dru

See also: drũ, Dru, drü, drụ̈, and dřu

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Rukai with d as a placeholder.

Symbol

dru

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Rukai.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Rukai terms

Albanian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɾu/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Albanian *druwa, from Proto-Indo-European *druh₂-ó-m, from *dóru. Compare Ancient Greek δρῦς (drûs) and others.[1]

Noun

dru m (plural drurë, definite druri, definite plural drurët)

  1. tree
  2. tree trunk, log
  3. firewood
  4. timber, lumber
Declension
Declension of dru
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dru druri drurë drurët
accusative drurin
dative druri drurit drurëve drurëve
ablative drurësh
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Doublet of above.[2]

Noun

dru f (plural drunj, definite druja, definite plural drunjtë)

  1. firewood
  2. timber, lumber
  3. tree limb, branch
  4. (colloquial) piece of wood
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “dru”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 76
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “dru”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 76

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[2], 1980
  • “dru”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • “dru”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Gaulish *drudos (“strong, vigorous”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʁy/
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Adjective

dru (feminine drue, masculine plural drus, feminine plural drues)

  1. thick
  2. (of hair) thick

Adverb

dru

  1. thickly
  2. heavily
    Il pleut dru
    It's raining heavily

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*drūto-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 106

Further reading

Anagrams

Kamkata-viri

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Nuristani *drona, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dráwnam (“wooden object”), from Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”).

Noun

dru m (Western)[1][2]

  1. bow

References

  1. ^ Strand, Richard F. (2016), “dr′u”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎[1]
  2. ^ Halfmann, Jakob (2024). A Grammatical Description of the Katë Language (Nuristani) (PhD thesis). Köln: Universität zu Köln.

Middle English

Adjective

dru

  1. alternative form of drye
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