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English
Noun
Druse (plural Druses)
- Alternative form of Druze
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German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʁuːzə/
- Hyphenation: Dru‧se
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic دُرُوز (durūz, dialectally drūz), plural of دُرْزِيّ (durziyy, “Druze”), named after الدَرَزِيّ (ad-daraziyy, “Ad-Darazi”), the Persian founder of the faith.
Noun
Druse m (weak, genitive Drusen, plural Drusen, feminine Drusin)
- Druze
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Etymology 2
Inherited from Middle High German druose, from Old High German druos. Doublet of Drüse, which see.
Noun
Druse f (genitive Druse, plural Drusen)
- geode, druse
- strangles (equine distemper)
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Further reading
- “Druse” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Druse” in Duden online
- “Druse” in Duden online