drusa

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈdɾu.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈdɾu.za]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French druse, from German Druse.

Noun

drusa f (plural druses)

1. (mineralogy) druse

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

drusa

1. feminine singular of drus

Noun

drusa f (plural druses)

1. female equivalent of drus

Gothic

Romanization

drusa

1. Romanization of 𐌳𐍂𐌿𐍃𐌰

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French druse, from German Druse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdru.za/
• Rhymes: -uza
• Hyphenation: drù‧sa

Noun

drusa f (plural druse)

1. (mineralogy) druse
2. (botany) druse

   Synonym: (rare) macla

Further reading

• drusa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɾu.zɐ/

• Hyphenation: dru‧sa

Noun

drusa f (plural drusas)

1. (mineralogy) druse (an inner surface with a crust of tiny crystals)
2. (botany) druse (an aggregation of calcium oxalate crystals found in certain plants)
3. (ophthalmology) druse (a tiny yellow or white accumulation of extracellular material that builds up in Bruch's membrane of the eye)

Rukai

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *duSa. Cognates with Tagalog dalawa, Hiligaynon duha, Aklanon daywa, Ilocano dua. Related to Indonesian dua, Malay dua, Fijian rua, Hawaiian lua, Malagasy roa, Niuean ua, South Marquesan 'ua.

Numeral

drusa

1. two

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɾusa/ [ˈd̪ɾu.sa]
• Rhymes: -usa
• Syllabification: dru‧sa

Noun

drusa f (plural drusas)

1. (mineralogy) druse

Further reading

• “drusa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16