Δωριεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

Noun

Δωρῐεύς • (Dōrĭeús) m (genitive Δωρῐῶς); third declension

  1. a Dorian

Declension

Third declension of ὁ Δωρῐεύς; τοῦ Δωρῐέως (contracted, Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ Δωρῐεύς
ho Dōrĭeús 		τὼ Δωρῐῆ
tṑ Dōrĭê 		οἱ Δωρῐῆς / Δωρῐεῖς
hoi Dōrĭês / Dōrĭeîs
Genitive τοῦ Δωρῐέως / Δωρῐῶς
toû Dōrĭéōs / Dōrĭôs 		τοῖν Δωρῐοῖν
toîn Dōrĭoîn 		τῶν Δωρῐέων / Δωρῐῶν
tôn Dōrĭéōn / Dōrĭôn
Dative τῷ Δωρῐεῖ
tōî Dōrĭeî 		τοῖν Δωρῐοῖν
toîn Dōrĭoîn 		τοῖς Δωρῐεῦσῐ / Δωρῐεῦσῐν
toîs Dōrĭeûsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν Δωρῐέᾱ / Δωρῐᾶ
tòn Dōrĭéā / Dōrĭâ 		τὼ Δωρῐῆ
tṑ Dōrĭê 		τοὺς Δωρῐέᾱς / Δωρῐᾶς
toùs Dōrĭéās / Dōrĭâs
Vocative Δωρῐεῦ
Dōrĭeû 		Δωρῐῆ
Dōrĭê 		Δωρῐῆς / Δωρῐεῖς
Dōrĭês / Dōrĭeîs
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • The first form is uncontracted, the second contracted.
Third declension of ὁ Δωρῐεύς; τοῦ Δωρῐέος (Ionic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ Δωρῐεύς
ho Dōrĭeús 		τὼ Δωρῐῆ
tṑ Dōrĭê 		οἱ Δωρῐέες / Δωρῐεῖς
hoi Dōrĭées / Dōrĭeîs
Genitive τοῦ Δωρῐέος
toû Dōrĭéos 		τοῖν Δωρῐέοιν
toîn Dōrĭéoin 		τῶν Δωρῐέων
tôn Dōrĭéōn
Dative τῷ Δωρῐέῐ̈ / Δωρῐεῖ
tōî Dōrĭéĭ̈ / Dōrĭeî 		τοῖν Δωρῐέοιν
toîn Dōrĭéoin 		τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν Δωρῐεῦσῐ / Δωρῐεῦσῐν
toîsĭ(n) Dōrĭeûsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν Δωρῐέᾰ
tòn Dōrĭéă 		τὼ Δωρῐῆ
tṑ Dōrĭê 		τοὺς Δωρῐέᾰς
toùs Dōrĭéăs
Vocative Δωρῐεῦ
Dōrĭeû 		Δωρῐῆ
Dōrĭê 		Δωρῐέες / Δωρῐεῖς
Dōrĭées / Dōrĭeîs
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
  • The first form is uncontracted, the second contracted.

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

Third declension of ὁ Δωρῐεύς; τοῦ Δωρῐέως (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Δωρῐεύς
ho Dōrĭeús
Genitive τοῦ Δωρῐέως / Δωρῐῶς
toû Dōrĭéōs / Dōrĭôs
Dative τῷ Δωρῐεῖ
tōî Dōrĭeî
Accusative τὸν Δωρῐέᾱ / Δωρῐᾶ
tòn Dōrĭéā / Dōrĭâ
Vocative Δωρῐεῦ
Dōrĭeû
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • The first form is uncontracted, the second contracted.

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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