dromas

See also: Dromas

Latin

Etymology

Elliptical from Ancient Greek δρομὰς κάμηλος (dromàs kámēlos, “dromedary”, literally “running camel”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdro.mas/, [ˈd̪rɔmäs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdro.mas/, [ˈd̪rɔːmäs]

Noun

dromas m (genitive dromadis); third declension

1. dromedary

   Synonym: dromedārius

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	dromas	dromadēs
genitive	dromadis	dromadum
dative	dromadī	dromadibus
accusative	dromadem	dromadēs
ablative	dromade	dromadibus
vocative	dromas	dromadēs

Derived terms

• dromedārius

References

• “dromas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “dromas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers