Latin

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Etymology

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From Gaulish, potentially Gaulish drāyāka,[1] possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dr̥Hwā.[2] Compare English tare, Welsh drewg (darnel), Ancient Greek δάρατος (dáratos, bread) and Sanskrit दूर्वा (dūrvā, panic grass, millet).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dravoca f (genitive dravocae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) darnel, cockle, tare
    Synonym: lolium

Declension

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First-declension noun.

References

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  1. ^ Zair, Nicholas (22 August 2012), The Reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European Laryngeals in Celtic[1], BRILL, →ISBN, page 97
  2. ^ Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938), “dravoca”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 374