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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Δρύοπες (Drúopes), probably from Pre-Greek substrate.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Dryopēs m pl (genitive Dryopum); third declension
- One of the aboriginal tribes of Greece, which dwelt in a territory called Dryopis
Declension
Third-declension noun, plural only.
References
- “Dryopes”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Dryopes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.