drol
See also: dròl and Drol
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɹɔːl/
Noun
drol (uncountable)
- Alternative form of Adrol (“the steroid known by the brand Anadrol”).
Afrikaans
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /drɔl/
Noun
drol (plural drolle, diminutive drolletjie)
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /drɔl/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: drol
- Rhymes: -ɔl
Etymology 1
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Noun
drol m (plural drollen, diminutive drolletje n)
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch drolle. Possibly borrowed from a German lect. Doublet of trol.
Noun
drol m (plural drollen, diminutive drolletje n)
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish drol (“staff, bar”).[1]
Noun
drol m (genitive singular drola or droil, nominative plural drolanna or drola or droltha)
- loop (shape produced by a curve)
- plait (braid)
- ringlet (lock, tress)
- loop or ring attached to an object to serve as a handle
- ring or link in chain mail
Declension
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Synonyms
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| drol | dhrol | ndrol |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 drol”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “drol”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 263
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “drol”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Louisiana Creole
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɾol/
- Rhymes: -ol
Adjective
drol
- alternative form of dròl (“odd, funny”)