drang

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See also: Drang and dräng

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *dranga. Cognate with Old Norse drangr (stone pillar), Lithuanian dránga (perch, pole), Proto-Slavic *drǫgъ.[1]

Noun

drang m (plural draj, definite drangu, definite plural drajet)

  1. barge-pole, punting-pole
  2. wooden bar used to lock a gate

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From *drenk(ë), derivative of dre (deer) + diminutive suffix -k(ë).[2]

Noun

drang m (plural drangje, definite drangu, definite plural drangjet)

  1. (Gheg) animal young, cub, kitten
  2. (Gheg, derogatory) spawn

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “drang”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 72
  2. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 142-3

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dranc, from Old Dutch *thrang, from Proto-Germanic *þrangwaz. Related to dringen (from Proto-Germanic *þrinhwaną). Cognate with English throng, German Drang, Norwegian trang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /drɑŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋ
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: drang

Noun

drang m (plural drangen, diminutive drangetje n)

  1. pressure
  2. urge, longing
  3. (archaic) throng, multitude, mass

Derived terms


German

Pronunciation

Verb

drang

  1. (deprecated template usage) First-person singular preterite of dringen.
  2. (deprecated template usage) Third-person singular preterite of dringen.