Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
drong. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
drong, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
drong in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
drong you have here. The definition of the word
drong will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
drong, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Noun
drong (plural drongs)
- (obsolete, dialect, Shetland, Orkney) A rock that rises from the sea.
1870, B. F. De Costa, “Grand Menan: A Summer Reminiscence”, in Hours at Home, Volume 11, page 226:Among the fanciful rock forms at this place is the "Old Maid ", a colossal drong resembling the form of a woman.
References
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
drong
- singular past indicative of dringen
Anagrams
Faroese
Pronunciation
Noun
drong
- indefinite accusative singular of drongur
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish drong, from Proto-Celtic *drungos.
Pronunciation
Noun
drong f (genitive singular droinge, nominative plural dronga or dronganna)
- body of people; group, set, faction; some
- multitude, throng
Declension
- Alternative declension
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
|
Radical
|
Lenition
|
Eclipsis
|
drong
|
dhrong
|
ndrong
|
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
|
References
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “drong”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “drong”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “drong”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024