ἄδρυα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The word seems to continue *ἄ-δρυα (*á-drua, “consisting of one single tree”), a compound from ἀ- (a-) +‎ δρῦς (drûs, “tree”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἄδρῠᾰ • (ádrŭă) n pl (genitive ἀδρῠ́ων); second declension

  1. upright pieces of a plough
  2. (in Cyprus) canoes made of hollowed tree trunks

Declension

Second declension of τᾰ̀ ἄδρῠᾰ; τῶν ἀδρῠ́ων (Attic)
Case / # Plural
Nominative τᾰ̀ ἄδρῠᾰ
tằ ádrŭă
Genitive τῶν ἀδρῠ́ων
tôn adrŭ́ōn
Dative τοῖς ἀδρῠ́οις
toîs adrŭ́ois
Accusative τᾰ̀ ἄδρῠᾰ
tằ ádrŭă
Vocative ἄδρῠᾰ
ádrŭă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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