δρόσος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, from Pre-Greek, due to the presence of an intervocalic "-σ-".

Pronunciation
 

Noun

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

  1. dew
  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
têi 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
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)

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