Drost
See also: drost
English
Proper noun
Drost (plural Drosts)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Drost is the 11355th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2778 individuals. Drost is most common among White (95.75%) individuals.
Anagrams
- Dorts, dorts, dtors, trods
Dutch
Etymology
From drost.
The island is indirectly named after poet and playwright Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581 - 1647), who occupied the position of drost of nearby Muiden. See also Hooft and Warenar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /drɔst/
- Hyphenation: Drost
- Rhymes: -ɔst
- Homophone: drost
Proper noun
Drost
- An island in Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- a surname
German
Alternative forms
- Droste, Drossart
Etymology
From Middle Low German drossete, drotsēte, drotsāte, the Middle Low German equivalent to Middle High German truhtsæze. Cognate with Dutch drost. See Truchsess for further information. See also Middle Dutch drutsate and Middle Low German drosetambacht.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʁɔst/
- Rhymes: -ɔst
Noun
Drost m (strong, genitive Drostes or Drosts, plural Droste)
- (Northern Germany, historical, archaic) steward, reeve
- Synonym: Truchsess
Declension
Declension of Drost [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Drost | die | Droste |
| genitive | eines | des | Drostes, Drosts | der | Droste |
| dative | einem | dem | Drost, Droste1 | den | Drosten |
| accusative | einen | den | Drost | die | Droste |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Derived terms
- Drostei
Further reading
Drost on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de- “Drost” in Duden online
- “Drost” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Polish
Etymology
Variant of Polish Drozd or from German Droste.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /drɔst/
- Rhymes: -ɔst
- Syllabification: Drost
- Homophones: drozd, Drozd
Proper noun
Drost m pers or f
- a masculine surname
- a feminine surname
Declension
Masculine surname:
Declension of Drost
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Drost | Drostowie |
| genitive | Drosta | Drostów |
| dative | Drostowi | Drostom |
| accusative | Drosta | Drostów |
| instrumental | Drostem | Drostami |
| locative | Droście | Drostach |
| vocative | Droście | Drostowie |
The feminine surname is indeclinable.