- δρίος
- δρίοςGrammatical information: n.Meaning: `bush, shrubs' (ξ 353; cf. ἄλσος, τάρφος u. a.; Porzig Satzinhalte 300).Other forms: pl. δρία; dat. pl. δρισι (IG XIV 217,43)Derivatives: Perh. δριών `δενδρών' in ἐν δριῶνας (Meineke; cod. ἐνδριώνας) δρόμος παρθένων ἐν Λακεδαίμονι H.Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Pedersen Vergl. Gramm. 1, 80 compared OIr. driss `vepres' (st-Suffix); unclear. Often conbined with δρῦς etc. (s. v.); the formation remains quite unclear. Not here with Osthoff Etym. parerga 1, 156ff. δρίς δύναμις H. Also unclear are δράεντα χλωρά and δριάουσαν θάλλουσαν H.Page in Frisk: 1,418
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.