dran
See also: drań and drán
Abinomn
Noun
dran
- (anatomy) neck
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -an
Adverb
dran
- Alternative form of daran
- (in the phrase dran sein) to be in a particular condition
- Sie ist wirklich schlecht dran.
- She is really badly off.
- (in the phrase an (etwas) dran sein) to be (possibly) true
- „Was hältst Du von den Gerüchten?“ — „Ich denke, an denen ist etwas dran.“
- "What do you make of the rumours?" — "I think there might be something to them."
- (slang, in the phrase dran sein) to get it, to suffer consequences, punishment or retaliation
- Jetzt bist du dran!
- Now you're gonna get it!
- (in the phrase dran sein) to be somebody's turn (in a game, to do household chores, etc.)
- Du bist dran!
- It's your turn!
Further reading
- “dran” in Duden online
- “dran” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Leipon
Noun
dran
- fresh water
Further reading
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
- ABVD as d̃an
- ASJP as de*an
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʀan/, [dʀɑn]
Adverb
dran
- Alternative form of doran (“therein”)
Nali
Noun
dran
- fresh water
References
- Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *drēhaną.
Verb
drān
- to emit an odour
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “dran”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English
Alternative forms
- drǣn
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *drānu (“drone”).
Cognate with Old Saxon drān (Low German drōne), Old High German treno (dialectal German Dräne).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /drɑːn/
Noun
drān f
- male bee, drone
Declension
Declension of dran (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | drān | drāna, drāne |
| accusative | drāne | drāna, drāne |
| genitive | drāne | drāna |
| dative | drāne | drānum |
Descendants
- Middle English: drane, drone
- English: drone
- Scots: dron