dru

See also: 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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. tree
  2. wood

Declension

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Derived terms

References

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

Further reading

  • “dru”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980

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

Middle English

Adjective

dru

  1. alternative form of drye
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