δωρεάν

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

A regularly declined accusative form of δωρεᾱ́ (dōreā́, “a gift”, “bounty”), also used as an adverb.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dɔː.re.ǎːn/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /do.reˈan/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðo.reˈan/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðo.reˈan/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðo.reˈan/

Adverb

δωρεᾱ́ν • (dōreā́n)

as a free gift, freely, for free; also, by grant
to no purpose, for naught

Descendants

Greek: δωρεάν (doreán)

Noun

δωρεᾱ́ν • (dōreā́n) f

accusative singular of δωρεᾱ́ (dōreā́)

References

“δωρεά II”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
δωρεάν in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
δωρεά III in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
G1432 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- gratis idem, page 371.
- nothing idem, page 562.

Greek

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek δωρεᾱ́ν (dōreā́n).

Adverb

δωρεάν • (doreán)

free, free of charge, gratis, as a gift

Synonyms

(colloquial) τζάμπα (tzámpa)

Related terms

see: δωρίζω (dorízo, “to give”)

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