δράμις

See also: δράμιξ

Ancient Macedonian

Etymology

Unknown. Compare Ancient Greek δράμιξ (drámix).

Noun

δράμις (drámis)

1. (hapax) a type of bread
   • 250 CE – 350 CE, Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae 3.114b:

     Σέλευκος μὲν δράμιν ὑπὸ Μακεδόνων οὕτως καλούμενον, δάρατον δ’ ὑπὸ Θεσσαλῶν.

     Séleukos mèn drámin hupò Makedónōn hoútōs kaloúmenon, dáraton d’ hupò Thessalôn.

     According to Seleucus, it is called "drámis" by the Macedonians, and "dáratos" by the Thessalians.

Further reading

• “δράμις”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• δράμις in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)