Droge

See also: droge, dröge, and drogę

English

Alternative forms

Droke

Etymology

Two possible origins:

Borrowed from German Dröge, a nickname of uncertain derivation.
Borrowed from Dutch Droge, a nickname from Middle Dutch drôge (“dry, boring, unfriendly”).

Proper noun

Droge (plural Droges)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Droge is the 45347^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 472 individuals. Droge is most common among White (93.64%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Droge”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 489.

German

Etymology

From French drogue, from Middle French circa 1462, from Middle Dutch droge (Modern Dutch droog).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈdʁoːɡə]
Audio (Austria): (file)
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Noun

Droge f (genitive Droge, plural Drogen)

(colloquial) drug (psychoactive substance, especially one which is illegal)
(pharmacology) drug (substance used to treat an illness)

Declension

Declension of Droge [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Droge	die	Drogen
genitive	einer	der	Droge	der	Drogen
dative	einer	der	Droge	den	Drogen
accusative	eine	die	Droge	die	Drogen

Synonyms

(illegal psychoactive substance): Rauschgift, Rauschmittel, Suchtgift

Derived terms

Related terms

Drogerie f

Further reading

“Droge” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Droge” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Droge” in Duden online

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