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Abinomn
Noun
dran
German
Etymology
Short form of daran
Pronunciation
Adverb
dran
- alternative form of daran
- (in the phrase dran sein) to be in a particular condition
- Sie ist wirklich schlecht dran.
- She is really badly off.
- (in the phrase an (etwas) dran sein) to be (possibly) true
- „Was hältst Du von den Gerüchten?“ — „Ich denke, an denen ist etwas dran.“
- "What do you make of the rumours?" — "I think there might be something to them."
- (slang, in the phrase dran sein) to get it, to suffer consequences, punishment or retaliation
- Jetzt bist du dran!
- Now you're gonna get it!
- (in the phrase dran sein) to be someone's turn (in a game, to do household chores, etc.)
- Du bist dran!
- It's your turn!
Further reading
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Leipon
Noun
dran
Further reading
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
Adverb
dran
- alternative form of doran (“therein”)
Nali
Noun
dran
References
- Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *drēhaną.
Verb
drān
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “dran”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *drānu (“drone”).
Cognate with Old Saxon drān (Low German drōne), Old High German treno (dialectal German Dräne).
Pronunciation
Noun
drān f
- male bee, drone
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
Descendants
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