drüch
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Central Franconian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- drei, dreich (most of Moselle Franconian)
- dreche (southernmost Moselle Franconian; conflated with another Old High German word)
Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German drǖge, from northern Old High German *drūgi (attested in the dative plural drūgon), from Proto-Germanic *drūgiz.
Immediately cognate with Middle Dutch drughe (Limburgish druug) and probably Old English drȳġe (modern English dry). Also related with modern Dutch droog, Low German dröög, German trocken.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]drüch (masculine drüjje or drühe, feminine drüch or drüh, comparative drüjjer or drüher, superlative et drüchste)
- (Ripuarian) dry
- Dat Brut maach ich net, dat es mer ze drüch.
- I don’t like that bread, it’s too dry for me.
Derived terms
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- Central Franconian terms inherited from Middle High German
- Central Franconian terms derived from Middle High German
- Central Franconian terms inherited from Old High German
- Central Franconian terms derived from Old High German
- Central Franconian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Central Franconian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Central Franconian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Central Franconian lemmas
- Central Franconian adjectives
- Ripuarian Franconian
- Central Franconian terms with usage examples