droog

See also: dröög

English

Etymology

From Russian друг (drug, “friend”), in which sense it is used in the invented slang in Anthony Burgess's dystopian novel A Clockwork Orange (1962).

Noun

droog (plural droogs)

1. A violent young gang member or a hooligan.

Derived terms

• droogish

Anagrams

• Gordo

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /drʊə̯χ/

Etymology 1

From Dutch droog, from Middle Dutch drôge, from Old Dutch *drōgi, from Proto-Germanic *draugiz.

Adjective

droog (attributive droë, comparative droër, superlative droogste)

1. dry

   Julle moet eers droë klere aantrek, voordat jul na buite gaan.

   You must first put on dry clothes before you go outside.

2. arid

Derived terms

• droogte

Etymology 2

From Dutch drogen, from Middle Dutch drôgen, from etymology 1.

Verb

droog (present droog, present participle drogende, past participle gedroog)

1. (ergative) to dry

Derived terms

• afdroog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /droːx/

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• Hyphenation: droog
• Rhymes: -oːx

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch drôge, from Old Dutch *drōgi, from Proto-West Germanic *draugi, from Proto-Germanic *draugiz.

Adjective

droog (comparative droger, superlative droogst)

1. dry (not wet)

   Antonyms: nat, vochtig

   Het weer is droog, we kunnen buiten spelen. ― The weather is dry, we can play outside.

   De handdoeken zijn nog niet droog. ― The towels are not dry yet.

   Dit is de droogste zomer die ik me kan herinneren. ― This is the driest summer I can remember.

2. arid (getting little precipitation)

   Antonyms: nat, vochtig

   De Sahara is een droog gebied. ― The Sahara is an arid region.

   In drogere klimaten moet men zuiniger met water zijn. ― In arider climates, one must be more conservative with water.

   De droogste plaatsen op aarde ontvangen bijna geen regen. ― The most arid places on Earth receive almost no rain.

3. dry, dull, uninspired
4. dry-tasting, not sweet.

   Antonym: zoet

5. having a lot of muscle with a low amount of fat, having gone on a cut

Inflection

Inflection of droog
uninflected	droog
inflected	droge
comparative	droger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		droog	droger	het droogst het droogste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	droge	drogere	droogste
	n. sing.	droog	droger	droogste
	plural	droge	drogere	droogste
definite		droge	drogere	droogste
partitive		droogs	drogers	—

Derived terms

• droge
• drogen
• droogbloem
• droogdok
• drooghoppen
• droogjes
• droogkloot
• droogleggen
• droogstempel
• droogstoppel
• droogte
• droogweg
• droogzwieren
• gortdroog
• halfdroog
• kurkdroog
• strijkdrook
• wasdroog

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: droog
• Berbice Creole Dutch: droko
• Negerhollands: droog, drok
• Skepi Creole Dutch: dróg
• → West Frisian: droech

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

droog

1. inflection of drogen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative