drit

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See also: Drit and dřít

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse drit, from Proto-Germanic *dritą.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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drit n (genitive singular drits, no plural)

  1. bird excrement, guano

Declension

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    Declension of drit
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative drit dritið
accusative drit dritið
dative driti dritinu
genitive drits dritsins
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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse drit (excrement), from Proto-Germanic *dritą, *dritō (excrement).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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drit (uncountable)

  1. excrement, feces
  2. dirt, filth
  3. (figuratively) sordidness, worthlessness

Descendants

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  • English: dirt
  • Yola: dhurth

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From drit n, from Proto-Germanic *dritą (excrement).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /drɪ(ː)t/, /driːt/

Noun

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drit m (definite singular driten, indefinite plural dritar, definite plural dritane)

  1. excrement, faeces

Noun

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drit m or n (definite singular driten or dritet, indefinite plural dritar or drit, definite plural dritane or drita)

  1. dirt, filth
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References

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  • “drit” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “drit” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian dritto.

Noun

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drit n (plural drituri)

  1. (obsolete) right
  2. privilege

Declension

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References

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  • drit in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN