drang

See also: Drang, drâng, dräng, and -drang

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *dranga. Cognate with Old Norse drangr (“stone pillar”), Lithuanian dránga (“perch, pole”), Proto-Slavic *drǫgъ.[1]

Noun

drang m (plural drangje, definite drangu, definite plural drangjet)

  1. barge-pole, punting-pole
  2. wooden bar used to lock a gate
Declension
Declension of drang
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative drang drangje drangu drangjet
accusative drangun
dative drangu drangjeve drangut drangjevet
ablative drangjesh
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From *drenk(ë), derivative of dre (“deer”) +‎ -kë (diminutive suffix).[2]

Noun

drang m (plural drangje, definite drangu, definite plural drangjet)

  1. (Gheg) animal young, cub, kitten
  2. (Gheg, derogatory) spawn
Declension
Declension of drang
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative drang drangje drangu drangjet
accusative drangun
dative drangu drangjeve drangut drangjevet
ablative drangjesh

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “drang”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 72
  2. Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 142-3

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dranc, from Old Dutch *thrang, from Proto-Germanic *þrangwaz. Related to dringen (from Proto-Germanic *þrinhwaną). Cognate with English throng, German Drang, Norwegian trang.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /drɑŋ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: drang
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋ

Noun

drang m (plural drangen, diminutive drangetje n)

  1. pressure
  2. urge, longing
  3. (archaic) throng, multitude, mass

Derived terms

German

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -aŋ

Verb

drang

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of dringen
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