δρίος

See also: Δρίος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pedersen compared Old Irish driss (“bramble, thornbush”); however, this is uncertain. The word is often combined with δρῦς (drûs, “wood, oak”), but the formation remains unclear in any case.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /drí.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈdri.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈðri.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈðri.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈðri.os/

Noun

δρῐ́ος • (drĭ́os) n (genitive δρῐ́εος or δρῐ́ους); third declension (chiefly Epic)

copse; thicket
Synonym: λόχμη (lókhmē)

Declension

Third declension of τὸ δρῐ́ος; τοῦ δρῐ́ους (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ δρῐ́ος tò drĭ́os	τὼ δρῐ́ει tṑ drĭ́ei	τᾰ̀ δρῐ́η tằ drĭ́ē
Genitive	τοῦ δρῐ́ους toû drĭ́ous	τοῖν δρῐοῖν toîn drĭoîn	τῶν δρῐῶν tôn drĭôn
Dative	τῷ δρῐ́ει tōî drĭ́ei	τοῖν δρῐοῖν toîn drĭoîn	τοῖς δρῐ́εσῐ / δρῐ́εσῐν toîs drĭ́esĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸ δρῐ́ος tò drĭ́os	τὼ δρῐ́ει tṑ drĭ́ei	τᾰ̀ δρῐ́η tằ drĭ́ē
Vocative	δρῐ́ος drĭ́os	δρῐ́ει drĭ́ei	δρῐ́η drĭ́ē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of δρῐ́ος; δρῐ́εος / δρῐ́ευς (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	δρῐ́ος drĭ́os	δρῐ́εε / δρῐ́ει drĭ́ee / drĭ́ei	δρῐ́εᾰ drĭ́eă
Genitive	δρῐ́εος / δρῐ́ευς drĭ́eos / drĭ́eus	δρῐέοιῐ̈ν drĭéoiĭ̈n	δρῐέων drĭéōn
Dative	δρῐ́εῐ̈ / δρῐ́ει drĭ́eĭ̈ / drĭ́ei	δρῐέοιῐ̈ν drĭéoiĭ̈n	δρῐ́εσῐ / δρῐ́εσῐν / δρῐ́εσσῐ / δρῐ́εσσῐν / δρῐέεσσῐ / δρῐέεσσῐν drĭ́esĭ(n) / drĭ́essĭ(n) / drĭéessĭ(n)
Accusative	δρῐ́ος drĭ́os	δρῐ́εε / δρῐ́ει drĭ́ee / drĭ́ei	δρῐ́εᾰ drĭ́eă
Vocative	δρῐ́ος drĭ́os	δρῐ́εε / δρῐ́ει drĭ́ee / drĭ́ei	δρῐ́εᾰ drĭ́eă
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

δρῐών (drĭṓn)