Drüse

Meaning

1. (feminine) gland
2. (archaic, feminine) swelling, boil

Concepts

gland

animal glands

plant glands

Synonyms

Schlauchanschluss

Packungsstützring

Stinkdrüse

Translations

glándula

glande

klier

ghiandola

αδένας

glândula

glàndula

bez

gudde

glandula

glândula animal

glândula vegetal

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

driese

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdʁyːzə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: drüese

Inherited from Old High German: druos

Cognate with Old Saxon: thrōs

Cognate with English: dross

In summary

From Middle High German drüese, alongside druose, druos, from Old High German druos (“swelling, swollen gland”). The gender and stem form of the Old High German are uncertain. It was probably a masculine, so the later forms in -e continue plural forms. Alternatively (or additionally) it may have been a feminine i-stem, in which case drüese continues the plural and oblique singular; druose (whence the doublet Druse) would be a compromise form. Cognate with Old Saxon thrōs. Compare English dross.