- δρώψ
- δρώψGrammatical information: m.Meaning: ἄνθρωπος H.Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: A compound of *νρ-ώψ `with manly face' (s. ἀνήρ); but the absence of ἀ- is strange; acc. to Latte a creation of grammarians. Kuiper ΜΝΗΜΗΣ ΧΑΡΙΝ 1, 224f. accepts the gloss as Pre-Greek, explaining ἄνθρωπος through prenasalization and prothetic vowel. Supported by Beekes, Glotta 73 (1995\/6) 13-5. - Pisani (s. Rev. intern. ét. balk. 3 [1937] 11f.) comsiders δρώψ as Macedonian (to τρέφω).Page in Frisk: 1,422
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