dromas

See also: Dromas

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δρομάς (dromás, “dromedary”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdro.mas/, [ˈd̪rɔmäs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdro.mas/, [ˈd̪rɔːmäs]

Noun

dromas m (genitive dromadis); third declension

1. dromedary

   Synonym: dromedārius

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dromas	dromadēs
Genitive	dromadis	dromadum
Dative	dromadī	dromadibus
Accusative	dromadem	dromadēs
Ablative	dromade	dromadibus
Vocative	dromas	dromadēs

Derived terms

• dromedārius

References

• “dromas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “dromas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers