δρυμά
νὺξ βροτοῖσιν οὔτε κῆρες οὔτε πλοῦτος, ἀλλ' ἄφαρ βέβακε, τῷ δ' ἐπέρχεται χαίρειν τε καὶ στέρεσθαι → starry night abides not with men, nor tribulation, nor wealth; in a moment it is gone from us, and another hath his turn of gladness, and of bereavement | Starry night does not remain constant with men, nor does tribulation, nor wealth; in a moment it is gone from us, and to another in his turn come both gladness and bereavement
French (Bailly abrégé)
τὰ, pl. irrég. de δρυμός.
Spanish (DGE)
(δρῠμά) -ῶν, τά
• Prosodia: [-ῡ- D.P.492, Opp.C.1.64]
espesura, monte διὰ δρυμὰ πυκνὰ καὶ ὕλην Il.11.118, Od.10.150, 197, ἀνὰ δ. πυκνὰ καὶ ὕλην Hes.Fr.204.131, cf. Od.10.251, Simm.15, Nonn.D.21.190, Q.S.2.382, 7.715, ὑπὸ δ. πυκνὰ καὶ ὕλας Orph.A.678, μετὰ δ. Κεραύνια D.P.l.c., cf. Opp.l.c.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
δρῠμά: Hom. pl. к δρυμός.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: n. pl.
Meaning: wood, forest (Il.).
Other forms: (late also δρυμά, s. below)
Derivatives: δρυμός bush, thicket (SIG 57,28 Va); δρυμώδης forested, δρύμιος who passes a forest (Cyprus); δρυμίους τοὺς κατὰ την χώραν κακοποιοῦντες (i.e. brigands living in the wood); δρυμεῖτις (read -ὶτις?) sc. γῆ forrested country (pap.); δρυμών -ῶνος forest (J.). δρυμίς -ὶδος = δρυάς (An. Ox. 1, 225).
Origin: IE [Indo-European] [214] *dru- wood, tree
Etymology: Neutral collective to *δρυμός = Skt. druma- m. tree, Russ. drom thicket, forest, IE m-derivation of the word for wood, tree, s. δόρυ and δρῦς. The vowellength, seen in sg. δρυμός and the masc. plural forms only, is taken from δρῦς, Wackernagel Unt. 184ff.; also Vasmer Russ. et. Wb. s. drom. On the ntr. pl. s. Schwyzer 581. -Diff. Machek Listy filol. 72, 71.
