drot

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See also: drót, drôt, and Drot

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Danish drotten (later misinterpreted as the definite singular form), from Old Norse dróttinn, from Proto-Germanic *druhtinaz (leader, lord), cognate with Old English dryhten, Old High German truhtin. Derived from the noun *druhtiz (troop).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /drɔt/, [ˈd̥ʁʌd̥]

Noun[edit]

drot c (singular definite drotten, plural indefinite drotter)

  1. (archaic) king

Declension[edit]

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Luxembourgish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

drot

  1. inflection of droen:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Romanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hungarian drót.

Noun[edit]

drot n (plural droturi)

  1. wire

Declension[edit]

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From German Draht.

Noun[edit]

drot m (Cyrillic spelling дрот)

  1. wire
  2. (colloquial) a cop (police officer)

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