dren

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See also: drên, dřen, and dřeň

Cornish

Noun

dren m (plural dreyn)

  1. (botany) thorn

Derived terms

Polabian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dernъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰergʰnós.

Pronunciation

Noun

dren m ?

  1. thorn

Derived terms

nouns
adjectives

References

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English drain.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdrɛn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛn
  • Syllabification: dren

Noun

dren m inan

  1. drain, drainpipe
  2. (medicine) drain, drainage tube
    Synonym: sączek

Declension

Derived terms

verb

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French drain.

Noun

dren n (plural drenuri)

  1. drain

Declension

singular plural
+ indefinite article + definite article + indefinite article + definite article
nominative/accusative (un) dren drenul (niște) drenuri drenurile
genitive/dative (unui) dren drenului (unor) drenuri drenurilor
vocative drenule drenurilor

References

  • dren in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dernъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

drȅn m (Cyrillic spelling дре̏н)

  1. dogwood, cornel (tree or shrub of the genus Cornus)
  2. specifically European cornel

Declension

Slovene

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Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dernъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

drȅn m inan

  1. dogwood (tree or shrub of the genus Cornus)

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. drèn
gen. sing. dréna
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
drèn dréna dréni
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
dréna drénov drénov
dative
(dajȃlnik)
drénu drénoma drénom
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
drèn dréna dréne
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
drénu drénih drénih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
drénom drénoma dréni

Further reading

  • dren”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English dream.

Noun

dren

  1. dream

Verb

dren

  1. to dream
  2. to imagine

Adjective

dren

  1. imaginary