dros

See also: DROs, Drós, drös, dröš, and Droś

Kamkata-viri

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Nuristani, possibly from Proto-Indo-Iranian *drapsás (“drop”).[1]

Noun

dros f (Western, Southeastern)[2][3]

  1. grape

References

  1. ^ Halfmann, Jakob (2025). The Diversification of Indo-Iranian and the Position of the Nuristani Languages. Wiesbaden: Reichert.
  2. ^ Strand, Richard F. (2016), “dr′os”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎[1]
  3. ^ Halfmann, Jakob (2024). A Grammatical Description of the Katë Language (Nuristani) (PhD thesis). Köln: Universität zu Köln.

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

Soft mutation of tros, unstressed form of traws.[1] Cognate with Breton dreist (“extremely; above”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /drɔs/
  • Rhymes: -ɔs

Preposition

dros (triggers soft mutation)

  1. over
    Cer dros y bont ac i'r chwith.
    Go over the bridge and to the left.
  2. for (on behalf of, for the cause of)
    yr Aelod Seneddol dros Fynwy ― the Member of Parliament for Monmouth
    Ymgyrch dros Ddiarfogi Niwclear ― Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

Inflection

Personal forms (literary)
singular plural
first person drosof drosom
second person drosot drosoch
third person drosto m
drosti f 		drostynt
Personal forms (colloquial)
singular plural
first person drosto i/fi, drosta i droston ni
second person drostot ti, drostat ti drostoch chi
third person drosto fe/fo m
drosti hi f 		drostyn nhw

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of tros
radical soft nasal aspirate
tros dros nhros thros

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “tros”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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