δρόσος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, from Pre-Greek, due to the presence of an intervocalic -σ- (-s-).[1] Older theories include a derivation from a Proto-Indo-European root related to Sanskrit दानु (dānu, “dew”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced? Particularly: “Is this theory from Sapir Lang. 15 (1940): 185? Going based on Beekes mentioning an alternative etymology but without describing it.”)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δρόσος • (drósos) f (genitive δρόσου); second declension

  1. dew
    Synonym: ἕρση (hérsē)
  2. (poetic) pure water
  3. down on the cheek
  4. young of animals

Declension

Second declension of ἡ δρόσος; τῆς δρόσου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ δρόσος
hē drósos 		τὼ δρόσω
tṑ drósō 		αἱ δρόσοι
hai drósoi
Genitive τῆς δρόσου
tês drósou 		τοῖν δρόσοιν
toîn drósoin 		τῶν δρόσων
tôn drósōn
Dative τῇ δρόσῳ
tēî drósōi 		τοῖν δρόσοιν
toîn drósoin 		ταῖς δρόσοις
taîs drósois
Accusative τὴν δρόσον
tḕn dróson 		τὼ δρόσω
tṑ drósō 		τᾱ̀ς δρόσους
tā̀s drósous
Vocative δρόσε
dróse 		δρόσω
drósō 		δρόσοι
drósoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • δροσερός (droserós)
  • δροσία (drosía)
  • δροσίζω (drosízō)
  • δρόσιμος (drósimos)
  • δροσινός (drosinós)
  • δροσισμός (drosismós)
  • δροσοβολέω (drosoboléō)
  • δροσοβόλος (drosobólos)
  • δροσογόνος (drosogónos)
  • δροσοειδής (drosoeidḗs)
  • δροσοείμων (drosoeímōn)
  • δροσόεις (drosóeis)
  • δροσόλιθος (drosólithos)
  • δροσόμελι (drosómeli)
  • δροσόομαι (drosóomai)
  • δροσοπαγής (drosopagḗs)
  • δροσοπάχνη (drosopákhnē)
  • δροσοφορία (drosophoría)
  • δροσοφόρος (drosophóros)
  • δροσόω (drosóō)
  • δροσώδης (drosṓdēs)

Descendants

  • Greek: δρόσος (drósos)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δρόσος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 355

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