dromos
Syllables: drom·osUK/ˈdɹɒˌmɒs/US/ˈdɹɑˌmɑs/
dromos noun: an avenue, especially in Ancient Greece.
Noun
dromos (plural dromoi or dromi)
- An avenue, especially in Ancient Greece.
- A walkway to a building, (especially) a ceremonial walkway to a temple or tomb in Ancient Greece or Egypt.
- On the 20th [of December, 1828] they remained an hour at Oudi-Essebours or the Valley of Lions, thus named from the Sphinxes which ornament the dromos of a monument constructed under the reign of Sesostris, but a mere provincial edifice, built of stone cemented with mortar.1829 April 23, “Champollion’s Egyptian Expedition”, in The Gentleman's Magazine, page 351
- In Lower Egypt : Busiris (Ruins near el Bahbeyt) ; Heliopolis or On [near Matarieh], only an obelisk still extant ; Tanis (San), a dromos of granite columns ; Sais [Sa el Haggar], considerable ruins, particularly of the Necropolis ; Taposiris [Abusir].1847, Karl Otfried Müller, “Egyptian Art”, in John Leitch, transl., Ancient Art and Its Remains; Or, A Manual of the Archæology of Art, new edition, London: A. Fullarton and Co., translation of...
- A racecourse, especially in Ancient Greece.
Forms of dromos
| plural | dromoi |
|---|---|
| plural | dromi |
| alternative form | dromus |
Origin of dromos
From Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “running; racetrack”).
Questions about dromos
- What does dromos mean?
- Dromos means an avenue, especially in Ancient Greece.
- What part of speech is dromos?
- Dromos is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dromos?
- Dromos is pronounced /ˈdɹɒˌmɒs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of dromos?
- The plural of dromos is dromoi.
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