From πᾰρειά (păreiá, “cheek”) + -ας (-as, nominal suffix), after the light spots on both sides of the neck.
πᾰρείᾱς • (păreíās) m (genitive πᾰρείου); first declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ πᾰρείᾱς ho păreíās |
τὼ πᾰρείᾱ tṑ păreíā |
οἱ πᾰρεῖαι hoi păreîai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ πᾰρείου toû păreíou |
τοῖν πᾰρείαιν toîn păreíain |
τῶν πᾰρειῶν tôn păreiôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ πᾰρείᾳ tôi păreíāi |
τοῖν πᾰρείαιν toîn păreíain |
τοῖς πᾰρείαις toîs păreíais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν πᾰρείᾱν tòn păreíān |
τὼ πᾰρείᾱ tṑ păreíā |
τοὺς πᾰρείᾱς toùs păreíās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | πᾰρείᾱ păreíā |
πᾰρείᾱ păreíā |
πᾰρεῖαι păreîai | ||||||||||
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