δράμι
Greek edit
Etymology edit
Reborrowing from the mediaeval δράμι (drámi), δράμιον (drámion) from the Arabic دِرْهَم (dirham), from the ancient Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 (drahm), from the ancient Greek δραχμή f (drakhmḗ, “drachma”).[1] Αlso see the Hellenistic diminutive δραχμίον n (drakhmíon).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
δράμι • (drámi) n (plural δράμια)
- (obsolete) drachm, dram, dirham (weight unit equal to 1⁄400 oka, in Greece equal to 3.203 grams)
- (figuratively, currently) smidgen, ounce (small amount)
- Δεν έχει ούτε ένα δράμι μυαλό.
- Den échei oúte éna drámi myaló.
- He hasn't a smidgen of intelligence.
Usage notes edit
- Greece has used metric units since 1 April 1959.
- See κιλό n (kiló, “kilogram”)
Declension edit
declension of δράμι
Coordinate terms edit
Further reading edit
- δράμι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
References edit
- ^ δράμι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.