Druse

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See also: druse and Drüse

English

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Noun

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Druse (plural Druses)

  1. Alternative form of Druze

Anagrams

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdʁuːzə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Dru‧se

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Arabic دُرُوز (durūz, dialectally drūz), plural of دُرْزِيّ (durziyy, Druze), named after الدَرَزِيّ (ad-daraziyy, Ad-Darazi), the Persian founder of the faith.

Noun

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Druse m (weak, genitive Drusen, plural Drusen, feminine Drusin)

  1. Druze
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Middle High German druose, from Old High German druos. Doublet of Drüse, which see.

Noun

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Druse f (genitive Druse, plural Drusen)

  1. geode, druse
  2. strangles (equine distemper)
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Descendants
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  • English: druse
  • French: druse
  • Russian: дру́за (drúza)

Further reading

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  • Druse” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Druse” in Duden online
  • Druse” in Duden online