dromos

English

Alternative forms

• dromus

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdɹɒˌmɒs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdɹɑˌmɑs/
• Hyphenation: drom‧os

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 [Abusir].

   • 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.

Related terms

• drome, -drome

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)

Related terms

• dromo

Further reading

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

Spanish

Noun

dromos m (plural dromos)

1. dromos