drang

See also: Drang and dräng

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *dranga. Cognate with Old Norse drangr (“stone pillar”), Lithuanian dránga (“perch, pole”), Proto-Slavic *drǫgъ.[1]

Noun

drang m (indefinite plural drangje, definite singular drangu, definite plural drangjet)

  1. barge-pole, punting-pole
  2. wooden bar used to lock a gate
Declension
Declension of drang
indefinite forms
(trajta të pashquara)		 definite forms
(trajta të shquara)
singular
(numri njëjës)		 plural
(numri shumës)		 singular
(numri njëjës)		 plural
(numri shumës)
nominative
(emërore)		 (një) drang (disa) drangje drangu drangjet
accusative
(kallëzore)		 (një) drang (disa) drangje drangun drangjet
genitive
(gjinore)
(i/e/të/së)		 (një) drangu (disa) drangjeve drangut drangjevet
dative
(dhanore)		 (një) drangu (disa) drangjeve drangut drangjevet
ablative
(rrjedhore)
(prej)		 (një) drangu (disa) drangjesh drangut drangjevet
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From *drenk(ë), derivative of dre (“deer”) +‎ -kë (diminutive suffix).[2]

Noun

drang m (indefinite plural drangje, definite singular drangu, definite plural drangjet)

  1. (Gheg) animal young, cub, kitten
  2. (Gheg, derogatory) spawn
Declension
Declension of drang
indefinite forms
(trajta të pashquara)		 definite forms
(trajta të shquara)
singular
(numri njëjës)		 plural
(numri shumës)		 singular
(numri njëjës)		 plural
(numri shumës)
nominative
(emërore)		 (një) drang (disa) drangje drangu drangjet
accusative
(kallëzore)		 (një) drang (disa) drangje drangun drangjet
genitive
(gjinore)
(i/e/të/së)		 (një) drangu (disa) drangjeve drangut drangjevet
dative
(dhanore)		 (një) drangu (disa) drangjeve drangut drangjevet
ablative
(rrjedhore)
(prej)		 (një) drangu (disa) drangjesh drangut drangjevet

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “drang”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 72
  2. Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: Investigations into the Albanian Inherited Lexicon] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 142-3

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dranc, from Old Dutch *thrang, from Proto-Germanic *þrangwaz. Related to dringen (from Proto-Germanic *þrinhwaną). Cognate with English throng, German Drang, Norwegian trang.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /drɑŋ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: drang
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋ

Noun

drang m (plural drangen, diminutive drangetje n)

  1. pressure
  2. urge, longing
  3. (archaic) throng, multitude, mass

Derived terms

German

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aŋ

Verb

drang

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of dringen
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