Männlich

Dreh

(Englisch)

  1. (masculine, strong) nomen vicis of drehen: a turn, spin, twist, a single rotation
  2. (masculine, strong) shooting, filming
  3. (informal, masculine, strong) knack, trick

Frequenz

B1
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/dʁeː/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

Deverbal from drehen, after Low German Dreih m (compare Dutch draai). Chiefly since the 19th century, earlier attestations are isolated. Widely displaced the earlier feminine Drehe. The sense “trick” is from Rotwelsch (thieves’ cant).

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