dran

See also: drań and drán

Abinomn

Noun

dran

1. (anatomy) neck

German

Etymology

Short form of daran

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -an

Adverb

dran

1. Alternative form of daran
2. (in the phrase dran sein) to be in a particular condition

   Sie ist wirklich schlecht dran.

   She is really badly off.

3. (in the phrase an (etwas) dran sein) to be (possibly) true

   „Was hältst Du von den Gerüchten?“ — „Ich denke, an denen ist etwas dran.“

   "What do you make of the rumours?" — "I think there might be something to them."

4. (slang, in the phrase dran sein) to get it, to suffer consequences, punishment or retaliation

   Jetzt bist du dran!

   Now you're gonna get it!

5. (in the phrase dran sein) to be someone's turn (in a game, to do household chores, etc.)

   Du bist dran!

   It's your turn!

Further reading

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

Leipon

Noun

dran

1. fresh water

Further reading

• Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
• ABVD as d̃an
• ASJP as de*an

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʀan/, [dʀɑn]

Adverb

dran

1. Alternative form of doran (“therein”)

Nali

Noun

dran

1. fresh water

References

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *drēhaną.

Verb

drān

1. to emit an odour

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “dran”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Alternative forms

• drǣn

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *drānu (“drone”).

Cognate with Old Saxon drān (Low German drōne), Old High German treno (dialectal German Dräne).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /drɑːn/

Noun

drān f

1. male bee, drone

Declension

Declension of drān (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	drān	drāna, drāne
accusative	drāne	drāna, drāne
genitive	drāne	drāna
dative	drāne	drānum

Descendants

• Middle English: drane, drone
  • English: drone
  • Scots: dron