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droukit

Dialect
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

“Droukit” is a Scots Dialect word meaning drenched or soaked through with water.

Detailed Definition
In Scots, “droukit” describes someone or something made thoroughly wet, often by rain, immersion, or splashing. It is the past participle of “drouk,” meaning “to soak” or “drench.” The word is especially vivid because it suggests more than slight dampness: the person or object is sodden or dripping.
Example
Example in poetry:
In Violet Jacob’s “Hallowe’en,” the speaker describes children’s games: “O’ lassies wi’ their droukit curls Bobbin’ for aipples i’ the pail.” The girls’ curls are “droukit” because they have become soaked while bobbing for apples in a pail of water. The Dialect word adds lively, local detail to the Hallowe’en scene and emphasizes the messy excitement of the game.
Additional Notes
“Droukit” is a Scots form; standard English equivalents include “soaked,” “drenched,” “sodden,” and “wet through.” It may also be spelled “drouket” in some Scots writing. The base verb is “drouk”: to drench or soak. For example, rain might “drouk” a traveller. Do not confuse “droukit” with “drouthy,” another Scots word that means thirsty or fond of drink.
Also Known As
Drenched Soaked Sodden Rain-Dripping
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