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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Seemingly from a Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ- (“to strengthen; become hard or solid”), from *dʰer- (“to hold, hold fast, support”). Related to Proto-Germanic *druknaz (“dry”); see there for more.
Pronunciation
Adjective
*draugiz
- hard, solid
- (West Germanic) dry
Inflection
Declension of *draugiz (i-stem)
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singular
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plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*draugiz
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*draugī
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*draugį, *-jatō
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*draugijai
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*draugijôz
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*draugijō
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*draugijanǭ
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*draugijǭ
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*draugį, *-jatō
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*draugijanz
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*draugijōz
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*draugijō
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| genitive
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*draugijas, *draugīs
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*draugijaizōz
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*draugijas, *draugīs
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*draugijaizǫ̂
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*draugijaizǫ̂
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*draugijaizǫ̂
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| dative
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*draugijammai
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*draugijaizōi
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*draugijammai
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*draugijaimaz
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*draugijaimaz
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*draugijaimaz
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*draugijanō
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*draugijaizō
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*draugijanō
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*draugijaimiz
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*draugijaimiz
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*draugijaimiz
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| Weak declension
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singular
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plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*draugijô
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*draugijǭ
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*draugijô
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*draugijaniz
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*draugijōniz
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*draugijōnō
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| accusative
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*draugijanų
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*draugijōnų
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*draugijô
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*draugijanunz
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*draugijōnunz
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*draugijōnō
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| genitive
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*draugīniz
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*draugijōniz
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*draugīniz
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*draugijanǫ̂
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*draugijōnǫ̂
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*draugijanǫ̂
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| dative
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*draugīni
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*draugijōni
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*draugīni
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*draugijammaz
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*draugijōmaz
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*draugijammaz
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| instrumental
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*draugīnē
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*draugijōnē
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*draugīnē
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*draugijammiz
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*draugijōmiz
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*draugijammiz
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Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*draugja- ~ *drūgja- ~ *drukknu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 100
