different between droog vs druzhina

English

Etymology

From Russian ???? (drug, “friend”), in which sense it is used in the invented slang in Anthony Burgess's dystopian novel A Clockwork Orange (1962).

Noun

droog (plural droogs)

1. A violent young gang member or a hooligan.

Derived terms

• droogish

Anagrams

• Gordo

Afrikaans

Etymology 1

From Dutch droog, from Middle Dutch drôge, from Old Dutch *dr?gi, from Proto-Germanic *draugiz.

Adjective

droog (attributive droë, comparative droër, superlative droogste)

1. dry

2. 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)

1. (ergative) to dry

Derived terms

• afdroog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dro?x/
• Hyphenation: droog
• Rhymes: -o?x

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch drôge, from Old Dutch *dr?gi, from Proto-West Germanic *draugi, from Proto-Germanic *draugiz.

Adjective

droog (comparative droger, superlative droogst)

1. dry, not wet.

   Antonyms: nat, vochtig

2. arid, getting little precipitation.

   Antonyms: nat, vochtig

3. dry, dull, blunt, uninspired.
4. dry-tasting, not sweet.

   Antonym: zoet

Inflection

Derived terms

• droge (noun)
• drogen
• droogdok
• drooghoppen
• droogkloot
• droogstempel
• droogstoppel
• droogzwieren
• droogte
• halfdroog
• kurkdroog
• opdrogen
• strijkdrook
• uitdrogen
• verdrogen
• wasdroog

Descendants

• Afrikaans: droog
• ? West Frisian: droech

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

droog

1. first-person singular present indicative of drogen
2. imperative of drogen

English

Etymology

From Russian ???????? (družína, “fellowship”), from ???? (drug, “companion, friend”).

Noun

druzhina (plural druzhinas)

1. (historical) A retinue in the service of a chieftain in mediaeval Slavic Europe.

Related terms

• droog

Translations