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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drow

/dɹoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.21 in modern English

Syllables
drow
IPA
/dɹoʊ/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a race of folkloric beings from Orkney and Shetland; cognate to the Scandinavian troll.

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

noun

A member of a race of folkloric beings from Orkney and Shetland; cognate to the Scandinavian troll.

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

noun

A member of a race of folkloric beings from Orkney and Shetland; cognate to the Scandinavian troll.

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

noun

A member of a fictional race of dark elves in various fantasy settings, such as Dungeons & Dragons.

Countable

noun

A fictional constructed language spoken by the Drow.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Shetlandic and Orcadian Scots drow, from Norn *drou, *drau (compare 18th c. Norwegian drau, modern drov, drauv), alternatively *drog, from Old Norse draugr (“malevolent revenant”); along the variation trow, intermixed with Norn troll, from Old Norse trǫll (“troll, malevolent supernatural being”), a partial synonym to draugr. L-vocalisation occurred in the early 15th century in Middle Scots, so trolly, knolls probably became *trowie, knowes around this time.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /dɹoʊ/
  • British English: /dɹəʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

trow (alternative)

Derived Forms

drider

Synonyms

dark elf

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce drow?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɹoʊ/.
What does drow mean?
A member of a race of folkloric beings from Orkney and Shetland; cognate to the Scandinavian troll.
Where does drow come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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