druh

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech druh, from Proto-Slavic *drugъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *draugás, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdrux]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

druh m anim (female equivalent družka)

  1. companion

Declension

Declension of druh (velar masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative druh druzi, druhové
genitive druha druhů
dative druhovi, druhu druhům
accusative druha druhy
vocative druhu druzi, druhové
locative druhovi, druhu druzích
instrumental druhem druhy

Noun

druh m inan

  1. (taxonomy) species
    Moje oblíbená zelenina jsou brambory, a tady jsou všechny druhy brambor. ― Potatoes are my favourite vegetables, and there are all kinds of potatoes here.
  2. a type of something
    Synonym: typ

Declension

Declension of druh (velar masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative druh druhy
genitive druhu druhů
dative druhu druhům
accusative druh druhy
vocative druhu druhy
locative druhu druzích
instrumental druhem druhy

Further reading

Old English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /drux/

Noun

druh m

  1. dust

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative druh druhas
accusative druh druhas
genitive druhes druha
dative druhe druhum

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian друг (druh).[1] Doublet of drug, an inherited form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdrux/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ux
  • Syllabification: druh
  • Homophones: druch, Druch

Noun

druh m pers (female equivalent druhna or drużka)

  1. (literary) friend, companion
  2. (scouting) Scout
  3. (firefighting) member of a fire brigade

Declension

Declension of druh
singular plural
nominative druh druhowie/druhy (deprecative)
genitive druha druhów
dative druhowi druhom
accusative druha druhów
instrumental druhem druhami
locative druhu druhach
vocative druhu druhowie
nouns

References

  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “druh”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)

Further reading

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