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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /drus/
- Hyphenation: droes
- Rhymes: -us
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German drōs, of uncertain origin, but possibly related to sense 2 (“strangles”).
Proper noun
droes m
- (obsolete) devil, Satan
Alternative forms
Noun
droes m (plural droezen, diminutive droesje n)
- (obsolete) devil, demon
- (obsolete) madman, lunatic
- (obsolete) hothead, vandal
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Perhaps related to German Drüse (“gland, growth, swelling”).
Noun
droes m (uncountable)
- (medicine, livestock) strangles (equine respiratory disease)