choreus
English edit
Etymology edit
Latin choreus, from Ancient Greek χορεῖος (khoreîos), related to χορός (khorós, “choir, chorus”).
Noun edit
choreus (plural choreuses)
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Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek χορεῖος (khoreîos, “of a chorus”), from χορός (khorós).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kʰoˈreː.us/, [kʰɔˈreːʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /koˈre.us/, [koˈrɛːus]
Noun edit
chorēus m (genitive chorēī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | chorēus | chorēī |
| Genitive | chorēī | chorēōrum |
| Dative | chorēō | chorēīs |
| Accusative | chorēum | chorēōs |
| Ablative | chorēō | chorēīs |
| Vocative | chorēe | chorēī |
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References edit
- “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