choreus
English
Etymology
From Latin choreus, from Ancient Greek χορεῖος (khoreîos), related to χορός (khorós, “choir, chorus”).
Noun
choreus (plural choreuses)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Anagrams
Latin
Alternative forms
- chorīus
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χορεῖος (khoreîos, “of a chorus”), from χορός (khorós).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kʰɔˈreː.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [koˈrɛː.us]
Noun
chorēus m (genitive chorēī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chorēus | chorēī |
| genitive | chorēī | chorēōrum |
| dative | chorēō | chorēīs |
| accusative | chorēum | chorēōs |
| ablative | chorēō | chorēīs |
| vocative | chorēe | chorēī |
Related terms
References
- “choreus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “choreus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers