Drang
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Akin to the verb dringen (“to press”). From Proto-Germanic *þrangwaz (“pressing, narrow”), from Proto-Indo-European *trenkʷ- (“to beat; pound; hew; press”). Cognate with English throng and Dutch drang.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Drang m (strong, genitive Dranges or Drangs, plural Dränge)
- pressure; stress
- 1776, Friedrich Maximilian Klinger, Sturm und Drang [Storm and Stress]:
- (figuratively) urge; impulse; longing
- 1930, Paul Joachimsen, “Der Humanismus und die Entwicklung des deutschen Geistes [Humanism and the development of the German spirit]”, in Deutsche Vierteljahrsschrift für Literaturwissenschaft und Geistesgeschichte [German Quarterly for literary studies and intellectual history], volume 8, page 419:
- Humanismus soll eine geistige Bewegung sein, die in einem Drang nach Wiederbelebung des klassischen Altertums wurzelt.
- Humanism shall be a spiritual movement that is rooted in an urge for the revival of the classical antiquity.
Usage notes
[edit]The plural form (Dränge) is rarely used.
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Drang | die | Dränge |
| genitive | eines | des | Dranges, Drangs | der | Dränge |
| dative | einem | dem | Drang, Drange1 | den | Drängen |
| accusative | einen | den | Drang | die | Dränge |
1Now rare, see notes.
Derived terms
[edit]- Drangsal
- Gedränge (“throng”)
- Sturm und Drang
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