δροόν

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *deru-, *drew-. Cognates include Latin dūrus and Old English trum.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dro.ón/ → /ðroˈon/ → /ðroˈon/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dro.ón/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /droˈon/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðroˈon/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðroˈon/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðroˈon/

Adjective

δροόν • (droón)

1. Hesychius gives the definition as ἰσχυρόν (iskhurón), neuter of ἰσχυρός (iskhurós, “strong, powerful”).

References

• “δροόν”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• δροόν in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• δροόν in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)