drupa
Italian
Etymology
From Latin drupa, from Ancient Greek δρύπεπα (drúpepa), from δρῦς (drûs, “tree”) + πέπτειν (péptein, “to ripen”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdru.pa/
- Rhymes: -upa
- Hyphenation: drù‧pa
Noun
drupa f (plural drupe)
- (botany) drupe
Related terms
- nocciolo
Anagrams
- pruda
Latin
Alternative forms
- drūpa oliva
- druppa
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δρῠ́ππᾱ (drúppā, “olive”), elliptic form of δρῠ́πεπᾰ (ἐλαίᾱ) (drúpepa (elaíā), “ripe olive”), from δρῠοπέτης (druopétēs), δρῠπεπής (drupepḗs), δρῡ́πεψ (drū́peps, “ripened on a tree, ripe”, literally “ready to fall from the tree”), from δρῦς (drûs, “tree”) + πίπτω (píptō, “to fall”).
Noun
drūpa f (genitive drūpae); first declension
- (botany) drupe
Declension
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
- “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
Portuguese
Noun
drupa f (plural drupas)
- (botany) drupe; stone fruit (fruit with soft flesh and a hard pit)
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin drupa, from Ancient Greek δρύπεπα (drúpepa), accusative of δρύπεψ (drúpeps), from δρῦς (drûs, “tree”) + πέπτειν (péptein, “to ripen”).
Noun
drupa f (plural drupas)
- (botany) drupe
Further reading
- “drupa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014