Δωριεύς

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Δῶρος (Dôros, Dorus) +‎ -εύς (-eús, -ian, demonymic suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

Δωρῐεύς (Dōrieúsm (genitive Δωρῐῶς); third declension

  1. a Dorian

Declension

Descendants

Proper noun

Δωριεύς (Dōrieúsm (genitive Δωριέως); third declension

  1. Dorieus, a male given name

Declension

Descendants

  • Greek: Δωριεύς (Doriéfs); Δωριέας (Doriéas)
  • Latin: Dorieus

Usage notes

The noun and proper noun inflect in slightly different ways. The noun that means Dorian inflects in the contracted vowel-ευς manner, while the proper noun that means the name Dorieus inflects in the uncontracted ευς manner.

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