Drüse

See also: druse and Druse

German

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʁyːzə/

• Audio:

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Noun

Drüse f (genitive Drüse, plural Drüsen)

1. (anatomy) gland
2. (archaic) swelling, boil
   • 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, 2 Kings 20:7 (with KJV translation)

     Und Jesaja sprach: Bringet her ein Pflaster von Feigen! Und da sie es brachten, legten sie es auf die Drüse; und er ward gesund.

     And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.

Declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Drüse	die	Drüsen
genitive	einer	der	Drüse	der	Drüsen
dative	einer	der	Drüse	den	Drüsen
accusative	eine	die	Drüse	die	Drüsen

Declension of Drüse [feminine]

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Bauchspeicheldrüse (“pancreas”)
• Drüsengewebe
• Drüsensekret (“glandular secretion”)
• drüsig (“glandular”)
• Hirnanhangdrüse (“pituitary gland”)
• Keimdrüse (“gonad”)
• Schilddrüse (“thyroid gland”)
• Schweißdrüse (“sweat gland”)
• Speicheldrüse (“salivary gland”)
• Vorsteherdrüse (“prostate”)
• Zirbeldrüse (“pineal gland”)

See also

• glandulär

Further reading

• “Drüse” in Duden online
• “Drüse” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache