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Ancient Greek
Etymology
The word seems to continue *ἄ-δρυα (*á-drua, “consisting of one single tree”), a compound from ἀ- (a-) + δρῦς (drûs, “tree”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /á.dry.a/ → /ˈa.ðry.a/ → /ˈa.ðri.a/
Noun
ἄδρῠᾰ • (ádrŭă) n pl (genitive ἀδρῠ́ων); second declension
- upright pieces of a plough
- (in Cyprus) canoes made of hollowed tree trunks
Declension
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