druk
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English
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɹʌk/
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- Rhymes: -ʌk
Noun
druk (plural druks)
- (chiefly attributive) A kind of spherical Czech glass bead used in crafting.
- 1997, Martha Stewart, Christmas with Martha Stewart living: Decorating for the holidays:
- They come in such varied styles and colors, you can fashion anything, from beaded eggs tightly cocooned in strands of glittering rocailles to snowflakes that artfully blend tiny tri-cut beads with bugle beads and druks.
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Verb
druk (present druk, present participle drukkende, past participle gedruk)
Etymology 2
Adjective
druk (attributive druk or drukke, comparative drukker, superlative drukste)
Noun
druk (plural drukke, diminutive drukkie)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch druc. Equivalent to a deverbal from drukken. Cognate with German Druck.
Noun
druk m (plural drukken, diminutive drukje n)
- pressure
- Ik presteer het best onder druk.
- I perform the best under pressure.
- (physics) pressure
- De druk in deze kamer is te laag. ― The pressure in this room is too low.
- Met toenemende diepte neemt de druk in de oceaan toe. ― With increasing depth, the pressure in the ocean increases.
- De druk van het gas in de cilinder is constant. ― The pressure of the gas in the cylinder is constant.
- edition, printing (of a publication)
- De tweede druk van het boek bevatte enkele correcties. ― The second edition of the book contained some corrections.
- Ik heb de eerste druk van die roman. ― I have the first printing of that novel.
- Deze druk is uitverkocht, maar we verwachten snel een nieuwe. ― This edition is sold out, but we expect a new one soon.
Derived terms
Descendants
Adjective
druk (comparative drukker, superlative drukst)
- busy, crowded, hectic (of a place)
- busy, preoccupied (of a person)
- restless, uneasy
- gaudy, messy, restless
Declension
| Declension of druk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | druk | |||
| inflected | drukke | |||
| comparative | drukker | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | druk | drukker | het drukst het drukste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | drukke | drukkere | drukste |
| n. sing. | druk | drukker | drukste | |
| plural | drukke | drukkere | drukste | |
| definite | drukke | drukkere | drukste | |
| partitive | druks | drukkers | — | |
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
druk
- inflection of drukken:
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
druk m inan
- (printing) printing (process of printing)
- Te książki właśnie wyszły z druku. ― Those books have just come from printing.
- (printing) print (letters forming the text of a document)
- Ten tekst napisany jest zbyt małym drukiem. ― The print in this text is too small.
Declension
Declension of druk
Derived terms
nouns