dren

dren

See also: drên, dřen, and dřeň

Cornish

Noun

dren m (plural dreyn)

1. (botany) thorn

Derived terms

• drenek

Related terms

• spern

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Polabian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tьrnъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /drɛn/

Noun

dren m

1. thorn

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English drain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /drɛn/

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• Rhymes: -ɛn
• Syllabification: dren

Noun

dren m inan

1. drain, drainpipe
2. (medicine) drain, drainage tube

   Synonym: sączek

Declension

Declension of dren

	singular	plural
nominative	dren	dreny
genitive	drenu	drenów
dative	drenowi	drenom
accusative	dren	dreny
instrumental	drenem	drenami
locative	drenie	drenach
vocative	drenie	dreny

Derived terms

verb

• drenować

 

Further reading

• dren in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• dren in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French drain.

Noun

dren n (plural drenuri)

1. drain

Declension

Declension of dren

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) dren	drenul	(niște) drenuri	drenurile
genitive/dative	(unui) dren	drenului	(unor) drenuri	drenurilor
vocative	drenule		drenurilor

References

• dren in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Ijekavian): drijȇn

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dernъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /drên/

Noun

drȅn m (Cyrillic spelling дре̏н)

1. dogwood, cornel (tree or shrub of the genus Cornus)
2. specifically European cornel

Declension

Declension of dren

	singular	plural
nominative	drȅn	drènovi
genitive	drèna	drenova
dative	drenu	drenovima
accusative	dren	drenove
vocative	drenu	drenovi
locative	drenu	drenovima
instrumental	drenom	drenovima

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dernъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /drɛ́n/

Noun

drȅn m inan

1. dogwood (tree or shrub of the genus Cornus)

Inflection

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	drèn
gen. sing.	dréna
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	drèn	dréna	dréni
genitive (rodȋlnik)	dréna	drénov	drénov
dative (dajȃlnik)	drénu	drénoma	drénom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	drèn	dréna	dréne
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	drénu	drénih	drénih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	drénom	drénoma	dréni

Further reading

• “dren”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

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Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English dream.

Noun

dren

1. dream

Verb

dren

1. to dream
2. to imagine

Adjective

dren

1. imaginary