dragme

Old French

Etymology

Late Latin dragma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ, “unit of weight, a handful”), from δράσσομαι (drássomai, “I hold, seize”).

Noun

dragme f (oblique plural dragmes, nominative singular dragme, nominative plural dragmes)

dram (unit of weight)

Descendants

English: dram (borrowed)
French: drachme

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