/ˈdʁɛːn/
OriginFrom Proto-Brythonic *draɣen, from Proto-Celtic *dragenā (“sloetree, blackthorn, Prunus spinosa”) (compare Old Irish draigen, modern Irish draighean), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰergʰ- (“blackbush, sloe tree”).
- femininethorn
- femininefishbone
- femininepoint, tip (of sharp object)
- broadly, femininedétente
- broadly, femininewithers
- feminine, figurativelysnag, hitch, problem, difficulty
Formsdrein(plural) · draenenn(singulative) · draen(singular, unmutated) · zraen(mutation-soft, singular) · traen(mutation-hard, singular) · drein(plural, unmutated) · zrein(mutation-soft, plural) · trein(mutation-hard, plural)