# δριμύς
## Ancient Greek
### Etymology

According to Beekes, of Pre-Greek origin.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /driː.mýs/ → /ðriˈmys/ → /ðriˈmis/
* (5th BCE Attic) IPA: /driː.mýs/
* (1st CE Egyptian) IPA: /driˈmys/
* (4th CE Koine) IPA: /ðriˈmys/
* (10th CE Byzantine) IPA: /ðriˈmys/
* (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA: /ðriˈmis/

### Adjective

δρῑμῠ́ς • (drīmŭ́s) m (feminine δρῑμεῖᾰ, neuter δρῑμῠ́); first/third declension
* sharp, piercing, cutting
* pungent, bitter, acrid
* keen, shrewd

#### Descendants

* → Greek: δριμύς (drimýs) (learned)
* Translingual: Drimys

#### References

* “δριμύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “δριμύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
* “δριμύς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
* δριμύς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
* δριμύς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
* δριμύς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
* Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited. acrid idem, page 9.bright idem, page 98.discerning idem, page 229.harsh idem, page 387.hot idem, page 407.keen idem, page 467.penetrating idem, page 603.piercing idem, page 612.pungent idem, page 657.quick idem, page 665.rough idem, page 722.sagacious idem, page 731.sharp idem, page 762.sharp-witted idem, page 763.shrewd idem, page 770.smart idem, page 786.sour idem, page 796.stinging idem, page 818.tart idem, page 856.wit idem, page 983.
* Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

## Greek
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δριμύς (drimús).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ðɾiˈmis/
* Hyphenation: δρι‧μύς

### Adjective

δριμύς • (drimýs) m (feminine δριμεία, neuter δριμύ)
* harsh, piercing, severe, sharp (cold, winter, etc.)
    Synonyms: διαπεραστικός (diaperastikós), τσουχτερός (tsouchterós)
* acrid, pungent, sharp (aroma, taste)
* (figuratively) sharp, severe (criticism, words, etc.)
    Synonym: τσουχτερός (tsouchterós)

#### Declension

Derivations: Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο δριμύς, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο δριμύς, etc.)
comparative (?)
singular
plural
masculine
feminine
neuter
masculine
feminine
neuter
nominative
δριμύτερος (drimýteros)
δριμύτερη (drimýteri)
δριμύτερο (drimýtero)
δριμύτεροι (drimýteroi)
δριμύτερες (drimýteres)
δριμύτερα (drimýtera)
genitive
δριμύτερου (drimýterou)
δριμύτερης (drimýteris)
δριμύτερου (drimýterou)
δριμύτερων (drimýteron)
δριμύτερων (drimýteron)
δριμύτερων (drimýteron)
accusative
δριμύτερο (drimýtero)
δριμύτερη (drimýteri)
δριμύτερο (drimýtero)
δριμύτερους (drimýterous)
δριμύτερες (drimýteres)
δριμύτερα (drimýtera)
vocative
δριμύτερε (drimýtere)
δριμύτερη (drimýteri)
δριμύτερο (drimýtero)
δριμύτεροι (drimýteroi)
δριμύτερες (drimýteres)
δριμύτερα (drimýtera)
Derivations: relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο δριμύτερος", etc)
absolute superlative (?)
singular
plural
masculine
feminine
neuter
masculine
feminine
neuter
nominative
δριμύτατος (drimýtatos)
δριμύτατη (drimýtati)
δριμύτατο (drimýtato)
δριμύτατοι (drimýtatoi)
δριμύτατες (drimýtates)
δριμύτατα (drimýtata)
genitive
δριμύτατου (drimýtatou)
δριμύτατης (drimýtatis)
δριμύτατου (drimýtatou)
δριμύτατων (drimýtaton)
δριμύτατων (drimýtaton)
δριμύτατων (drimýtaton)
accusative
δριμύτατο (drimýtato)
δριμύτατη (drimýtati)
δριμύτατο (drimýtato)
δριμύτατους (drimýtatous)
δριμύτατες (drimýtates)
δριμύτατα (drimýtata)
vocative
δριμύτατε (drimýtate)
δριμύτατη (drimýtati)
δριμύτατο (drimýtato)
δριμύτατοι (drimýtatoi)
δριμύτατες (drimýtates)
δριμύτατα (drimýtata) :

#### Related terms

* δριμύτητα f (drimýtita)

### References

* ↑ δριμύς, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language