Dryopes

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δρύοπες (Drúopes), probably from Pre-Greek substrate.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdry.o.peːs/, [ˈd̪ryɔpeːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdri.o.pes/, [ˈd̪riːopes]

Proper noun

Dryopēs m pl (genitive Dryopum); third declension

1. One of the aboriginal tribes of Greece, which dwelt in a territory called Dryopis

Declension

Third-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Dryopēs
Genitive	Dryopum
Dative	Dryopibus
Accusative	Dryopēs
Ablative	Dryopibus
Vocative	Dryopēs

References

• “Dryopes”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Dryopes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.