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Θρύον

thruon

reed, rush

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Where it lives

Iliad 1 · 0.09/10k

What it meant

1. θρύον · thryon — Beekes

θρύον [n.] ‘reed, rush’ (Il.). *COMP As a first member in θρυο- πώλης ‘seller of reed’ (pap.). *DER θρυόεις ‘rich in reeds’ (Nic.), fem. Θρυόεσσα place on the Alpheios (A 711), also called @pvov (B 592); θρυώδης ‘id’ (δῖ...) Opvivoc ‘made of reeds’, Opvitic ‘grown with reeds’ (of γῆ, pap.). Fur. 135 adduces θρύσιος (EM 456, 31) and θρύσις (sch. Φ 351). On » θρυαλλίς, see s.v. 560 θρύπτω *ETYM Formally, … — [Beekes, s.v. θρύον, p. 606]

2. θρύον · thryon — Chantraine

θρύον : «jonc, roseau» (1]., Hp., Thphr., pap., etc.) Attesté comme toponyme au bord de l’Alphée (J1. 2,592), Dérivés : θρυόεις « planté de roseaux » (Nic.), qui fournit le toponyme Θρυόεσσα f. (11. 11,711), même lieu que Θρύον ; θρυώδης id. (Str.), θρύϊνος « de roseau » (tardif); θρυΐτις [γῆ] «terre plantée de roseaux» (pap.). Formes isolées et plus ou moins douteuses : θρύσιος = θρύον (EM 456,31) ; θρύσκα * ἄγρια … — [Chantraine, s.v. θρύον, p. 457]

In the wild

Θρύον · Thryon Iliad 2.592

Where it came from

Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. Θρύον (scan pp. 606-607; entry #2618). Root candidates: *truso-.
Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. Θρύον (scan p. 457; entry #3229).

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