[ˈdoː.rɪs], [ˈdɔː.ris]
OriginBorrowed from Ancient Greek Δωρίς (Dōrís).
- declension-3Doris (an ancient region of Asia Minor, modern Turkey, inhabited by the ancient Dorians)
- declension-3Doris (an ancient mountainous region of Greece, the traditional homeland of the Dorians)
- declension-3Doric Greek (dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in northwestern Greece, southern Italy, and Sicily)
“Nihilo lenior in conuictores Graeculos, quibus uel maxime adquiescebat, Xenonem quendam exquisitius sermocinantem cum interrogasset, quaenam illa tam molesta dialectos esset, et ille respondisset Dori” — 1889 translation by Alexander Thomson
He treated with no greater leniency the Greeks in his family, even those with whom he was most pleased. Having asked one Zeno, upon his using some far-fetched phr
“Quinque sunt linguae Graecorum, Ias Doris Atthis Aeolis coene.” — (please add an English translation of this quotation)
“Doris in singulis partibus orationis nunc adiectioni nunc brevitati studens barbarismos facit [qui barbarismi metaplasmi appellantur], quos cum sibi vindicaverint docti, metaplasmos appellant, ut
T e ” — (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- declension-3A kind of bugloss
FormsDōris(canonical, feminine, singular) · Dōridis(genitive) · Dōris(nominative, singular) · Dōridis(genitive, singular) · Dōridī(dative, singular) · Dōridem(accusative, singular) · Dōride(ablative, singular) · Dōris(singular, vocative) · dōris(canonical, feminine) · dōridis(genitive) · dōris(nominative, singular) · dōridēs(nominative, plural) · dōridis(genitive, singular) · dōridum(genitive, plural) · dōridī(dative, singular) · dōridibus(dative, plural) · dōridem(accusative, singular) · dōridēs(accusative, plural) · dōride(ablative, singular) · dōridibus(ablative, plural)
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