Drilling

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Drilling.

Proper noun

Drilling (plural Drillings)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Drilling is the 40672nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 537 individuals. Drilling is most common among White (96.46%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Etymology

From Middle High German, related to drei (“three”), formed on the pattern of Zwilling (“pair, twin”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʁɪlɪŋ/
  • Hyphenation: Dril‧ling
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Drilling m (strong, genitive Drillings, plural Drillinge)

  1. A triplet (one of three persons born to the same mother at the same time).
  2. (poker) three of a kind

Declension

Declension of Drilling
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Drilling die Drillinge
genitive eines des Drillings der Drillinge
dative einem dem Drilling den Drillingen
accusative einen den Drilling die Drillinge

Further reading

  • “Drilling” in Duden online
  • “Drilling” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Drilling.

Pronunciation

Noun

Drilling m (plural Drillingen)

  1. triplet
  2. (poker) three of a kind
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