[ˈdɔ.ɫɔr], [ˈdɔː.lor]
OriginFrom Proto-Italic *dolōs, from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- (“to hew, to split”, verbal root).
By surface analysis, doleō + -or.
Compare typologically Russian ломота́ (lomotá) (< ломи́ть (lomítʹ)).
- declension-3, masculinepain, ache, hurt
“Hunc ego sī potuī tantum spērāre dolōrem, / et perferre, soror, poterō.” — [Dido speaks to Anna:] “Supposing that I was able to anticipate this much pain, my sister, so too I shall be able to endure it.”
(In context, Dido's character is feeling a range of emotion: the pain o
- declension-3, masculineanguish, grief, sorrow
- declension-3, masculineindignation, resentment, anger, fury, vengeance
Formsdolōris(genitive) · dolor(nominative, singular) · dolōrēs(nominative, plural) · dolōris(genitive, singular) · dolōrum(genitive, plural) · dolōrī(dative, singular) · dolōribus(dative, plural) · dolōrem(accusative, singular) · dolōrēs(accusative, plural) · dolōre(ablative, singular) · dolōribus(ablative, plural) · dolor(singular, vocative) · dolōrēs(plural, vocative)