"drot" meaning in Danish

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Noun

IPA: /drɔt/, [ˈd̥ʁʌd̥]
Etymology: From Old Danish drotten (later misinterpreted as the definite singular form), from Old Norse dróttinn, from Proto-Germanic *druhtinaz (“leader, lord”), cognate with Old English dryhten, Old High German truhtin. Derived from the noun *druhtiz (“troop”). Etymology templates: {{inh|da|gmq-oda|drotten}} Old Danish drotten, {{inh|da|non|dróttinn}} Old Norse dróttinn, {{inh|da|gem-pro|*druhtinaz||leader, lord}} Proto-Germanic *druhtinaz (“leader, lord”), {{cog|ang|dryhten}} Old English dryhten, {{cog|goh|truhtin}} Old High German truhtin Head templates: {{head|da|noun|singular definite|drotten||{{{sg-def-2}}}|||plural indefinite|drotter||{{{pl-indef-2}}}||{{{pl-indef-3}}}||{{{com}}}|checkredlinks=1|f1accel-form=def|s|f4accel-form=indef|p|g=c|g2=|head=}} drot c (singular definite drotten, plural indefinite drotter), {{da-noun|en|er|dc=1}} drot c (singular definite drotten, plural indefinite drotter) Inflection templates: {{da-decl|en|er|dc=1}}, {{da-noun-infl-base|g=c|gen-pl-def=drotternes|gen-pl-def-2=|gen-pl-def-3=|gen-pl-indef=drotters|gen-pl-indef-2=|gen-sg-def=drottens|gen-sg-def-2=|gen-sg-indef=drots|gen-sg-indef-2=|gen-sg-indef-3=|pl-def=drotterne|pl-def-2=|pl-def-3=|pl-indef=drotter|pl-indef-2=|pl-indef-3=|sg-def=drotten|sg-def-2=|sg-indef=drot}} Forms: drotten [definite, singular], drotter [indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], drot [indefinite, nominative, singular], drotten [definite, nominative, singular], drotter [indefinite, nominative, plural], drotterne [definite, nominative, plural], drots [genitive, indefinite, singular], drottens [definite, genitive, singular], drotters [genitive, indefinite, plural], drotternes [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. (historical, poetic) king Tags: common-gender, historical, poetic Coordinate_terms: stormand
    Sense id: en-drot-da-noun-6B3-aYQa Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 1 8 0 0 33 21 3 33 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 11 0 0 28 29 2 28 0 0
     
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        "2": "gmq-oda",
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      "expansion": "Old Danish drotten",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "non",
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      },
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "dryhten"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English dryhten",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "truhtin"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German truhtin",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Danish drotten (later misinterpreted as the definite singular form), from Old Norse dróttinn, from Proto-Germanic *druhtinaz (“leader, lord”), cognate with Old English dryhten, Old High German truhtin. Derived from the noun *druhtiz (“troop”).",
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      "form": "drotten",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drotter",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drot",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drotten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "drottens",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "drotters",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "15": "",
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "er",
        "dc": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "drot c (singular definite drotten, plural indefinite drotter)",
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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        "dc": "1"
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        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
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        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "drots",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "drotterne",
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        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "drotter",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
        "sg-def": "drotten",
        "sg-def-2": "",
        "sg-indef": "drot"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl-base"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 8 0 0 33 21 3 33 1 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 11 0 0 28 29 2 28 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
          "word": "stormand"
        }
      ],
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        "king"
      ],
      "id": "en-drot-da-noun-6B3-aYQa",
      "links": [
        [
          "king",
          "king"
        ]
      ],
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        "(historical, poetic) king"
      ],
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        "common-gender",
        "historical",
        "poetic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/drɔt/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈd̥ʁʌd̥]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "drot"
}

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  ],
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "non",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse dróttinn",
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        "2": "gem-pro",
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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      },
      "expansion": "Old English dryhten",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "goh",
        "2": "truhtin"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German truhtin",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Danish drotten (later misinterpreted as the definite singular form), from Old Norse dróttinn, from Proto-Germanic *druhtinaz (“leader, lord”), cognate with Old English dryhten, Old High German truhtin. Derived from the noun *druhtiz (“troop”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "drotten",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drotter",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "drot",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drotten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drotter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drotterne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drots",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "drottens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "drotternes",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
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        "10": "drotter",
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        "4": "drotten",
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      },
      "expansion": "drot c (singular definite drotten, plural indefinite drotter)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "er",
        "dc": "1"
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      "expansion": "drot c (singular definite drotten, plural indefinite drotter)",
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "c",
        "gen-pl-def": "drotternes",
        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
        "gen-pl-indef": "drotters",
        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "drottens",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
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        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "drotterne",
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        "pl-indef": "drotter",
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        "pl-indef-3": "",
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  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Danish lemmas",
        "Danish nouns",
        "Danish poetic terms",
        "Danish terms derived from Old Danish",
        "Danish terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Danish terms inherited from Old Danish",
        "Danish terms inherited from Old Norse",
        "Danish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Danish terms with historical senses",
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      "links": [
        [
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          "king"
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      ],
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        "(historical, poetic) king"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
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      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/drɔt/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈd̥ʁʌd̥]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "drot"
}

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