noun · masculinesecond declension
drungus
drungus m (genitive drungī)
Meaning
- Late LatinmasculineA troop
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | drungus | drungī |
| genitive | drungī | drungōrum |
| dative | drungō | drungīs |
| accusative | drungum | drungōs |
| ablative | drungō | drungīs |
| vocative | drunge | drungī |
drungus, i, m.,
I. a body of soldiers, a troop (late Lat.), Veg. Mil. 3, 16; Vop. Prob. 19.
Origins
From Celtic, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ- (“to hold, hold fast, support”). Cognate with English dright and Lithuanian draũgas.
Descendants
- Byzantine Greekδροῦγγος
- Byzantine Greekδρόγγος
In English words that came into English from drungus
- drungardrungārius