Δωριεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

Noun

Δωρῐεύς (Dōrieús) m (genitive Δωρῐῶς); third declension

  1. a Dorian

Declension

Descendants

  • Greek:
    • Δωριεύς (Doriéfs)
      • plural: Δωριείς (Dorieís)
    • Δωριάς (Doriás)
      • plural: Δωριές (Doriés)

Proper noun

Δωριεύς (Dōrieús) m (genitive Δωριέως); third declension

  1. Dorieus, a male given name

Declension

Descendants

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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