druh

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *drugъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrowgʰos. Cognate with Lithuanian draũgas (“friend”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐍃 (gadrauhts, “warrior”) and Old English drihten.

Pronunciation

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Noun

druh m

  1. companion

Declension

Noun

druh m

  1. (taxonomy) species

Declension

Further reading

  • druh in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • druh in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Old English

Noun

druh m

  1. dust

Declension

Polish

Etymology

From Old Polish drug, druch[1], from Proto-Slavic *drugъ; the "h" spelling was influenced by Ukrainian друг (druh) or Czech druh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /drux/
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Noun

druh m pers

  1. (dated, literary) friend, companion

Declension

References

  1. ↑ Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “drugi”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna, published 1985, page 98 (on Wikisource)
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