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dru

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See also: drũ, Dru, drü, drụ̈, and dřu

Translingual

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Etymology

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Clipping of English Rukai with d as a placeholder.

Symbol

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dru

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Rukai.

See also

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Albanian

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Albanian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Albanian *druwa, from Proto-Indo-European *druh₂-ó-m, from *dóru. Compare Ancient Greek δρῦς (drûs) and others.[1]

Noun

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dru m (plural drurë, definite druri, definite plural drurët)

  1. tree
  2. tree trunk, log
  3. firewood
  4. timber, lumber
Declension
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Declension of dru
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dru druri drurë drurët
accusative drurin
dative druri drurit drurëve drurëve
ablative drurësh
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Doublet of above.[2]

Noun

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dru f (plural drunj, definite druja, definite plural drunjtë)

  1. firewood
  2. timber, lumber
  3. tree limb, branch
  4. (colloquial) piece of wood
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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “dru”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 76
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “dru”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 76

Further reading

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  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[2], 1980
  • “dru”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • “dru”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Gaulish *drudos (“strong, vigorous”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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dru (feminine drue, masculine plural drus, feminine plural drues)

  1. thick
  2. (of hair) thick

Adverb

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dru

  1. thickly
  2. heavily
    Il pleut dru
    It's raining heavily

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*drūto-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 106

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Kamkata-viri

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Nuristani *drona, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dráwnam (“wooden object”), from Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”).

Noun

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dru m (Western)[1][2]

  1. bow

References

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  1. ^ Strand, Richard F. (2016), “dr′u”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎[1]
  2. ^ Halfmann, Jakob (2024). A Grammatical Description of the Katë Language (Nuristani) (PhD thesis). Köln: Universität zu Köln.

Middle English

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Adjective

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dru

  1. alternative form of drye
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