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δρυτόμος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: δρυτόμος δρυτόμος δρυτόμον

Structure: δρυτομ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: te/mnw

Sense

  1. cutting wood

Examples

  • τῶν δ’ ὥσ τε δρυτόμων ἀνδρῶν ὀρυμαγδὸσ ὀρώρει οὔρεοσ ἐν βήσσῃσ, ἕκαθεν δέ τε γίγνετ’ ἀκουή, ὣσ τῶν ὄρνυτο δοῦποσ ἀπὸ χθονὸσ εὐρυοδείησ χαλκοῦ τε ῥινοῦ τε βοῶν τ’ εὐποιητάων, νυσσομένων ξίφεσίν τε καὶ ἔγχεσιν ἀμφιγύοισιν. (Homer, Iliad, Book 16 52:2)

Synonyms

  1. cutting wood

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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