choreus
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Latin choreus, from Ancient Greek χορεῖος (khoreîos), related to χορός (khorós, “choir, chorus”).
Noun[edit]
choreus (plural choreuses)
Synonyms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
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 |
Related terms[edit]
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
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