δρυμός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *drumós, Proto-Indo-European *drumós, from the same root as of δόρυ (dóru, tree), δρῦς (drûs, oak), and δροόν (droón, strong). The length of the vowel (ū) is taken analogically from δρῦς (drûs).[1] Cognate with Proto-Germanic *trumaz, Sanskrit द्रुम (druma), Russian дром (drom).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δρῡμός (drūmósm (genitive δρῡμοῦ); second declension

  1. A copse, a thicket, a wood, forest

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: δρυμός (drymós) (learned)
  • ? Laz: გერმა (germa)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Frisk, Hjalmar (1960) “δρῠμά”, in Griechisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 420

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δρυμός (drumós).

Pronunciation

Noun

δρυμός (drymósm (plural δρυμοί)

  1. forest
  2. park

Declension

Declension of δρυμός
singular plural
nominative δρυμός (drymós) δρυμοί (drymoí)
genitive δρυμού (drymoú) δρυμών (drymón)
accusative δρυμό (drymó) δρυμούς (drymoús)
vocative δρυμέ (drymé) δρυμοί (drymoí)

References