*dritą

Runic: ᛞᚱᛁᛏᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈdri.tɑ̃/

noun · neuter · a-stem

Meanings

shit, excrement

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰrid-o-m, from *dʰreyd- (‘to have diarrhea’). Related to *drītaną (‘to defecate’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.dritądritō
Acc.dritądritō
Gen.dritas, dritisdritǫ̂
Dat.dritaidritamaz
Inst.dritōdritamiz
Voc.dritądritō

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Descendants

  • *drit (Proto-West Germanic)
    • drit (Old English)
      • drit (Middle English)
        • dirt (English)
  • *drit (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *drit (Old Frisian)
      • drits, dridze (West Frisian)
  • *drit (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *driz (Old High German)
      • *driz (Middle High German)
        • Driss (German)
  • drit (Old Norse)
    • drit (Danish)
    • drit (Faroese)
    • drit (Icelandic)
    • dret (Swedish)
  • drit (Old Norse)
    • drit (Norwegian Nynorsk)
      • drit (Danish)
        • dritt (Norwegian Bokmål)

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