дроб

See also: дрӧб

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [drɔp]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *drobъ (“organ”).

Noun

дроб • (drob) m or f

1. (anatomy) lung

   бял дроб ― bjal drob ― lung

   очен дроб ― očen drob ― ocular vagina

Usage notes

• Usually found in the collocation бял дроб (bjal drob, literally “white lung”).
• Declension as a feminine noun is archaic or dialectal.

Declension

Declension of дроб (normal masculine declension)

	singular	plural
indefinite	дроб drob	дро́бове, дробо́ве dróbove, drobóve
definite (subject form)	дро́бът dróbǎt	дро́бовете, дробо́вете dróbovete, drobóvete
definite (object form)	дро́ба dróba
count form	—	дро́ба dróba

Declension of дроб (archaic/dialectal feminine declension)

	singular	plural
indefinite	дроб drob	дро́би dróbi
definite	дробта́ drobtá	дро́бите dróbite

Noun

дроб • (drob) m

1. (anatomy) liver

   черен дроб ― čeren drob ― liver

Usage notes

• Usually found in the collocation черен дроб (čeren drob, literally “black liver”).

Declension

Declension of дроб

	singular	plural
indefinite	дроб drob	дро́бове, дробо́ве dróbove, drobóve
definite (subject form)	дро́бът dróbǎt	дро́бовете, дробо́вете dróbovete, drobóvete
definite (object form)	дро́ба dróba
count form	—	дро́ба dróba

References

• “дроб¹ (lung)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “дроб² (liver)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “дроб¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian дробь (drobʹ), from Proto-Slavic *drobь.

Noun

дроб • (drob) f (relational adjective дро́бен)

1. (arithmetic) fraction

Declension

Declension of дроб

	singular	plural
indefinite	дроб drob	дро́би dróbi
definite	дробта́ drobtá	дро́бите dróbite

References

• “дроб³”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “дроб²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

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Komi-Zyrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian дробь (drobʹ). Doublet of дрӧб (dröb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrob/, [ˈdro̞b]
• Hyphenation: дроб

Noun

дроб • (drob)

1. (arithmetic) fraction

Related terms

• дрӧбитны (dröbitny)

References

• L. M. Beznosikova, E. A. Ajbabina, R. I. Kosnyreva (2000) Коми-русский словарь [Komi-Russian dictionary], →ISBN, page 196

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Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *drobъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [drɔp]

Noun

дроб • (drob) m (plural дробови, diminutive дропче)

1. lung
2. liver

Declension

Declension of дроб

	singular	plural
indefinite	дроб	дробови
definite unspecified	дробот	дробовите
definite proximal	дробов	дробовиве
definite distal	дробон	дробовине
vocative	дробу	дробови
count form	—	дроба

See also

• бел дроб (bel drob)
• црн дроб (crn drob)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *drobъ.

Noun

дро̑б m (Latin spelling drȏb)

1. intestines

Declension

Declension of дроб

	singular	plural
nominative	дро̑б	дро̀бови
genitive	дро̏ба	дробова
dative	дробу	дробовима
accusative	дроб	дробове
vocative	дробе	дробови
locative	дробу	дробовима
instrumental	дробом	дробовима

Related terms

• дро̀бити