The Ancient Macedonian word δράμις
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| IPA | ðramiς |
| Meaning | bread, loaf |
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Epirotan Greek: δραμίκες
‘loaf, bread’ Aeolic Greek: δάρατον ‘bread, loaf’ |
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Also δράμιξ, a type of bread without yeast. Athenaeus 3.81 “καὶ οἱ γλωσσογράφοι δὲ ἄρτων ὀνόματα καταλέγουσι: Σέλευκος μὲν δράμιν ὑπὸ Μακεδόνων οὕτως καλούμενον, δάρατον δ᾽ ὑπὸ Θεσσαλῶν / ἔστι δὲ καὶ παρὰ Μακεδόσιν ἄρτος δράμις καλούμενος (Α, επιτ.), ‘είδος (άζυμου) ψωμιού„Fick (1874) and Pisani (1937) speculated on a Macedonian root *δραβ-, equivalent to attic *θραφ- 'to feed' or *θρέμ- 'food'. This view however is rejected since many other Greek dialects have the same root for various types of bread. See Sturz (1808), Hoffmann (1906), Hirt (1907), Hatzidakis (1901), Kalleris (1988). |
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Other words that might be of interest |
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| κάλιθος ‘wine, unblended wine’, εὔκονος ‘bread made with bran’, ῥουβοτός ‘drink’ | |