droes

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

1. (obsolete) devil, Satan

Alternative forms

• Droes

Noun

droes m (plural droezen, diminutive droesje n)

1. (obsolete) devil, demon
2. (obsolete) madman, lunatic
3. (obsolete) hothead, vandal

Derived terms

• droeskop

Etymology 2

Perhaps related to German Drüse (“gland, growth, swelling”).

Noun

droes m (uncountable, no diminutive)

2. (medicine, livestock) strangles (equine respiratory disease)

Descendants

• Afrikaans: droes