droes

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /drus/
  • Hyphenation: droes
  • Rhymes: -us

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German drōs, of uncertain origin, but possibly related to sense 2 (“strangles”).

Proper noun

droes m

  1. (obsolete) devil, Satan
Alternative forms

Noun

droes m (plural droezen, diminutive droesje n)

  1. (obsolete) devil, demon
  2. (obsolete) madman, lunatic
  3. (obsolete) hothead, vandal
Derived terms
  • droeskop

Etymology 2

Perhaps related to German Drüse (“gland, growth, swelling”).

Noun

droes m (uncountable)

  2. (medicine, livestock) strangles (equine respiratory disease)
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: droes
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