Δωριεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dɔː.ri.ěu̯s/ → /ðo.riˈeɸs/ → /ðo.riˈefs/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dɔː.ri.ěu̯s/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /do.riˈews/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðo.riˈeɸs/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðo.riˈefs/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðo.riˈefs/

Noun

Δωρῐεύς • (Dōrieús) 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 Dōrieús	τὼ Δωρῐῆ tṑ Dōriê	οἱ Δωρῐῆς / Δωρῐεῖς hoi Dōriês / Dōrieîs
Genitive	τοῦ Δωρῐέως / Δωρῐῶς toû Dōriéōs / Dōriôs	τοῖν Δωρῐοῖν toîn Dōrioîn	τῶν Δωρῐέων / Δωρῐῶν tôn Dōriéōn / Dōriôn
Dative	τῷ Δωρῐεῖ tôi Dōrieî	τοῖν Δωρῐοῖν toîn Dōrioîn	τοῖς Δωρῐεῦσῐ / Δωρῐεῦσῐν toîs Dōrieûsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν Δωρῐέᾱ / Δωρῐᾶ tòn Dōriéā / Dōriâ	τὼ Δωρῐῆ tṑ Dōriê	τοὺς Δωρῐέᾱς / Δωρῐᾶς toùs Dōriéās / Dōriâs
Vocative	Δωρῐεῦ Dōrieû	Δωρῐῆ Dōriê	Δωρῐῆς / Δωρῐεῖς Dōriês / Dōrieîs
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 Dōrieús	τὼ Δωρῐῆ tṑ Dōriê	οἱ Δωρῐέες / Δωρῐεῖς hoi Dōriées / Dōrieîs
Genitive	τοῦ Δωρῐέος toû Dōriéos	τοῖν Δωρῐέοιν toîn Dōriéoin	τῶν Δωρῐέων tôn Dōriéōn
Dative	τῷ Δωρῐέῐ̈ / Δωρῐεῖ tôi Dōriéï / Dōrieî	τοῖν Δωρῐέοιν toîn Dōriéoin	τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν Δωρῐεῦσῐ / Δωρῐεῦσῐν toîsi(n) Dōrieûsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν Δωρῐέᾰ tòn Dōriéa	τὼ Δωρῐῆ tṑ Dōriê	τοὺς Δωρῐέᾰς toùs Dōriéas
Vocative	Δωρῐεῦ Dōrieû	Δωρῐῆ Dōriê	Δωρῐέες / Δωρῐεῖς Dōriées / Dōrieîs
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.

Related terms

• Δῶρος (Dôros)
• Δωρῐκός (Dōrikós)
• Δωρῐ́ς (Dōrís)
• Δωρῐῆς (Dōriês)
• Δωρῐστῐ́ (Dōristí)

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 Dōrieús
Genitive	τοῦ Δωρῐέως / Δωρῐῶς toû Dōriéōs / Dōriôs
Dative	τῷ Δωρῐεῖ tôi Dōrieî
Accusative	τὸν Δωρῐέᾱ / Δωρῐᾶ tòn Dōriéā / Dōriâ
Vocative	Δωρῐεῦ Dōrieû
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.

Further reading

• “Δωριεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Δωριεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Δωριεύς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “Δωριεύς”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,009