- ἄδρυα
- ἄδρυαMeaning: πλοῖα μονόξυλα, Κύπριοι. Λέγονται δε καὶ οἱ ἐν τῳ̃ ἀρότρῳ στῦλοι. Σικελοὶ δε ἄδρυα λέγουσι τὰ μῆλα, παρὰ δε Άττικοῖς ἀκρόδρυα. H. Also ἄδρυα· οἱ στῦλοι (`poles') ἀρότρου, δι' ὧν ὁ ἱστοβοεὺς ἁρμόζεται. H.Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin] [214]Etymology: The first seems from *ἅ-δρυα `(consisting) of one (single) tree', ἁ- \< *sm̥- and δρῦς. For the meaning `one single' cf. μώνυχες, s.v. ὄνυξ. But in the third meaning it is a variant of μάδρυα, which is non-IE (s. there), so it is probably folk-etymology (compounds with δρυ- are rare and doubtful; see DELG s.v. δρῦς). (One might consider that the kernel of these stone-fruits, in some cases, easily falls in two parts, which resemble a canoe.) - On the second part nothing can be said. - On the third see μάδρυα.Page in Frisk: 1,22
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.