Druse

See also: druse and Drüse

English

Noun

Druse (plural Druses)

1. Alternative form of Druze

Anagrams

• Duers, Suder, rused

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʁuːzə/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Dru‧se

Etymology 1

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

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

1. Druze

Declension

Declension of Druse [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Druse	die	Drusen
genitive	eines	des	Drusen	der	Drusen
dative	einem	dem	Drusen	den	Drusen
accusative	einen	den	Drusen	die	Drusen

Derived terms

• Drusentum
• drusisch

Etymology 2

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

Noun

Druse f (genitive Druse, plural Drusen)

1. geode, druse
2. strangles (equine distemper)

Declension

Declension of Druse [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Druse	die	Drusen
genitive	einer	der	Druse	der	Drusen
dative	einer	der	Druse	den	Drusen
accusative	eine	die	Druse	die	Drusen

Descendants

• → English: druse
• → French: druse
• → Russian: дру́за (drúza)

Further reading

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