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δρῦς

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From oblique case forms with *drew-, a stem of Proto-Indo-European *dóru (tree) (whence also δόρυ (dóru)). Cognates include Albanian dru (tree), Sanskrit दारु (dā́ru), Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎽𐎢𐎺 (d-a-ru-u-v /⁠dāruv⁠/) (whence Persian دار (dâr)), and Old English trēow (whence English tree).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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δρῦς (drûsf (genitive δρῠός); third declension

  1. tree, timber
  2. oak

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δρῠς, -υός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 356-7

Further reading

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  • δρῦς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • δρῦς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • δρῦς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • δρῦς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • δρῦς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • δρῦς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
  • δρῦς”, in Valerius Harpocration (edition, 1853) Wilhelm Dindorf, editor, Harpocrationis Lexicon in decem oratores Atticos, Oxford: Wilhelm Dindorf
  • δρῦς”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
    • oak idem, page 564.