dromos

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “running; racetrack”).

Pronunciation

Noun

dromos (plural dromoi or dromi)

  1. (historical) An avenue, especially in Ancient Greece.
  2. (historical) A walkway to a building, (especially) a ceremonial walkway to a temple or tomb in Ancient Greece or Egypt.
    • 1829 April 23, “Champollion’s Egyptian Expedition”, in The Gentleman's Magazine, page 351:
      On the 20th [of December, 1828] they remained an hour at Oudi-Essebours or the Valley of Lions, thus named from the Sphinxes which ornament the dromos of a monument constructed under the reign of Sesostris, but a mere provincial edifice, built of stone cemented with mortar.
    • 1847, Karl Otfried Müller, “Egyptian Art”, in John Leitch, transl., Ancient Art and Its Remains; Or, A Manual of the Archæology of Art, new edition, London: A. Fullarton and Co., translation of Handbuch der Archäologie der Kunst (in German), published 1850, page 216:
      In Lower Egypt : Busiris (Ruins near el Bahbeyt) ; Heliopolis or On [near Matarieh], only an obelisk still extant ; Tanis (San), a dromos of granite columns ; Sais [Sa el Haggar], considerable ruins, particularly of the Necropolis ; Taposiris .
    • 1904, “Thera: An Early Necropolis”, in American Journal of Archaeology, volume VIII, page 108:
      The grave chambers are usually quadrangular, with stone walls, roofs formed by projecting stones, and doors which were walled up. There is no dromos.
  3. (historical) A racecourse, especially in Ancient Greece.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdrɔ.mos/
  • Rhymes: -ɔmos
  • Hyphenation: drò‧mos

Noun

dromos m (invariable)

  1. (archaeology) dromos (walkway to a tomb)

Further reading

  • dromos in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Spanish

Noun

dromos m (plural dromos)

  1. dromos
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