drupa
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Etymology edit
From Latin drupa, from Ancient Greek δρύπεπα (drúpepa), from δρῦς (drûs, “tree”) + πέπτειν (péptein, “to ripen”).
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drupa f (plural drupe)
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δρῠ́ππᾱ (drúppā, “olive”), elliptic form of δρῠ́πεπᾰ (ἐλαίᾱ) (drúpepa (elaíā), “ripe olive”), from δρῠοπέτης (druopétēs), δρῠπεπής (drupepḗs), δρῡ́πεψ (drū́peps, “fully ripe”, literally “ripened on a tree”), from δρῦς (drûs, “tree”) + πεπ- (pep-, “to ripen”) + -ής (-ḗs, forming adjectives).
Noun edit
drūpa f (genitive drūpae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | drūpa | drūpae |
Genitive | drūpae | drūpārum |
Dative | drūpae | drūpīs |
Accusative | drūpam | drūpās |
Ablative | drūpā | drūpīs |
Vocative | drūpa | drūpae |
References edit
- “druppa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- oliva drūpa oliva in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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drupa f (plural drupas)
- (botany) drupe; stone fruit (fruit with soft flesh and a hard pit)
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin drupa, from Ancient Greek δρύπεπα (drúpepa), accusative of δρύπεψ (drúpeps), from δρῦς (drûs, “tree”) + πέπτειν (péptein, “to ripen”).
Pronunciation edit
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drupa f (plural drupas)
Further reading edit
- “drupa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014