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Abinomn
Noun
dran
- (anatomy) neck
German
Pronunciation
Adverb
dran
- Alternative form of daran
- (in the phrase dran sein) to be in a particular condition
Sie ist wirklich schlecht dran.- She is really badly off.
- (in the phrase an (etwas) dran sein) to be (possibly) true
„Was hältst Du von den Gerüchten?“ — „Ich denke, an denen ist etwas dran.“- "What do you make of the rumours?" — "I think there might be something to them."
- (slang, in the phrase dran sein) to get it, to suffer consequences, punishment or retaliation
Jetzt bist du dran!- Now you're gonna get it!
- (in the phrase dran sein) to be somebody's turn (in a game, to do household chores, etc.)
Du bist dran!- It's your turn!
Further reading
- “dran” in Duden online
- “dran” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Leipon
Noun
dran
- fresh water
Further reading
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
- ABVD as d̃an
- ASJP as de*an
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
Adverb
dran
- Alternative form of doran (“therein”)
Nali
Noun
dran
- fresh water
References
- Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *drēhaną.
Verb
drān
- to emit an odour
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “dran”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *drānu (“drone”).
Cognate with Old Saxon drān (Low German drōne), Old High German treno (dialectal German Dräne).
Pronunciation
Noun
drān f
- male bee, drone
Declension
Declension of dran (strong ō-stem)
Descendants