δρούγα

Greek

Alternative forms

• ντρούγκα (ntroúgka)

Etymology

Ultimately from Serbo-Croatian drȕga / дру̏га, from Proto-Slavic *drǫgъ (“bar, pole”), most likely via Albanian drugë.

Noun

δρούγα • (droúga) f (dialectal, Epirus)

1. distaff, spindle, bobbin

   Synonyms: ηλακάτη (ilakáti), άτρακτος (átraktos)

References

• Aravantinós, P. (1909) “δροῦγα”, in Ἠπειρωτικὸν γλωσσάριον [Ēpeirōtikòn glōssárion, Glossary of Epirus] (in Katharevousa), page 38
• Papahagi, T. (1974) “drúgă”, in Dicționarul dialectului aromân, general și etimologic, 2nd edition (overall work in Romanian and French), Bucharest, page 502