# druk
## English
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dɹʌk/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ʌk

### Noun

druk (plural druks)
* (chiefly attributive) A kind of spherical Czech glass bead used in crafting.
** 1997, Martha Stewart, Christmas with Martha Stewart living: Decorating for the holidays:They come in such varied styles and colors, you can fashion anything, from beaded eggs tightly cocooned in strands of glittering rocailles to snowflakes that artfully blend tiny tri-cut beads with bugle beads and druks.

### Anagrams

* Kurd

## Afrikaans
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /drœk/

### Etymology 1

From Dutch drukken.

#### Verb

druk (present druk, present participle drukkende, past participle gedruk)
* to press, print

### Etymology 2

From Dutch druk.

#### Adjective

druk (attributive druk or drukke, comparative drukker, superlative drukste)
* busy, hectic

#### Noun

druk (plural drukke, diminutive drukkie)
* pressure
* printing, edition (of a book)

## Danish
### Etymology

A merge of drik and drukkenskab.

### Noun

druk c (uncountable)
* (derogatory) regular consumption of alcoholic beverages in large quantities
    Synonym: drikkeri

### References

* “druk” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /drʏk/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: druk
* Rhymes: -ʏk

### Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch druc. Equivalent to a deverbal from drukken. Cognate with German Druck.

#### Noun

druk m (plural drukken, diminutive drukje n)
* pressure
    Ik presteer het best onder druk.I perform the best under pressure.
* (physics) pressure
    De druk in deze kamer is te laag. ― The pressure in this room is too low.
    Met toenemende diepte neemt de druk in de oceaan toe. ― With increasing depth, the pressure in the ocean increases.
    De druk van het gas in de cilinder is constant. ― The pressure of the gas in the cylinder is constant.
* edition, printing (of a publication)
    De tweede druk van het boek bevatte enkele correcties. ― The second edition of the book contained some corrections.
    Ik heb de eerste druk van die roman. ― I have the first printing of that novel.
    Deze druk is uitverkocht, maar we verwachten snel een nieuwe. ― This edition is sold out, but we expect a new one soon.

##### Derived terms

* afdruk
* bloeddruk
* drukwerken
* indruk
* luchtdruk
* nadruk
* opdruk
* prestatiedruk
* werkdruk

##### Descendants

* Afrikaans: druk
* Negerhollands: dryk

#### Adjective

druk (comparative drukker, superlative drukst)
* busy, crowded, hectic (of a place)
* busy, preoccupied (of a person)
* restless, uneasy
* gaudy, messy, restless

##### Derived terms

* drukte

##### Related terms

* drukken

##### Descendants

* Afrikaans: druk
* → Caribbean Javanese: dreg, drig
* → Papiamentu: drùk

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

druk
* inflection of drukken:
** first-person singular present indicative
** (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
** imperative

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Druck.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdruk/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -uk
* Syllabification: druk
* Homophone: dróg

### Noun

druk m inan
* (printing) printing (process of printing)
    Te książki właśnie wyszły z druku. ― Those books have just come from printing.
* (printing) print (letters forming the text of a document)
    Ten tekst napisany jest zbyt małym drukiem. ― The print in this text is too small.

#### Derived terms

* błędnodruk
* starodruk

### Further reading

* druk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* druk in Polish dictionaries at PWN