δροόν

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(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)

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 (2006–2024)

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