LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

chorēa

chorēa f (genitive chorēae)
Classical[kʰɔˈreː.a]Ecclesiastical[koˈrɛː.a]

Meaning

  1. plural normallyA dance in a ring, round dance.
  2. metonymicallyA round dance of the circular motions of the stars.

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

lūdus fēstus: multī manibus iūnctīs circum eunt
chorēa -ae (f) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 17
saltātiō in orbe
chorēa -ae (f) — in Aeneis, ch. 16

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativechorēachorēae
genitivechorēaechorēārum
dativechorēaechorēīs
accusativechorēamchorēās
ablativechorēāchorēīs
vocativechorēachorēae

chŏrēa (chŏrĕa, Tib. 1, 3, 59; Prop. 2 (3), 19, 15; Verg. A. 6, 644), ae, f., = χορεία (most freq. in plur.),
I. a dance in a ring, a dance.
(a). Sing., * Lucr. 2, 636; Verg. Cul. 19.—
(b). Plur., Tib. 1, 7, 49; Prop. 1, 3, 5; 3 (4), 10, 23; Verg. A. 9, 615; 10, 224; Hor. C. 1, 9, 16; 2, 19, 25; 4, 6, 15; Ov. M. 8, 581; 8, 746; 14, 520 et saep.—
II. Meton., of the circular motions of the stars: choreae astricae, Varr. ap. Non. p. 451, 11; Manil. 1, 668.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰer-der.?
  2. Ancient Greek χορός(khorós)
  3. Ancient Greek -ία(-ía)
  4. Ancient Greek -είᾱ(-eíā)
  5. Latinchorēa

Ancient Greek χορεία (khoreía)bor. Latin chorēa Borrowed from Ancient Greek χορεία (khoreía, “dance; circling motion”).

Descendants
  • Catalancorea
  • Frenchchorée
  • Italiancorea
  • Portuguesecoreia
  • Spanishcorea

Quick answers

What does chorēa mean in Latin?
chorēa, a noun, means “A dance in a ring, round dance.; A round dance of the circular motions of the stars.”.
What is the genitive of chorēa?
The genitive singular is chorēae. chorēa is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce chorēa?
In classical Latin, [kʰɔˈreː.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koˈrɛː.a].
Where does chorēa come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer-der.? → Ancient Greek χορός (khorós) → Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) → Ancient Greek -είᾱ (-eíā) → Latin chorēa.