noun · masculinesecond declension
chorēus
chorēus m (genitive chorēī)
Classical[kʰɔˈreː.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[koˈrɛː.us]
Meaning
- a choreus, trochee
- a tribrach
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chorēus | chorēī |
| genitive | chorēī | chorēōrum |
| dative | chorēō | chorēīs |
| accusative | chorēum | chorēōs |
| ablative | chorēō | chorēīs |
| vocative | chorēe | chorēī |
chŏrēus or -īus, i, m., = χορεῖος (sc. πούς, pes), in verse,
I. A foot, later called trochaeus,—˘, Cic. Or. 63, 212; Quint. 9, 4, 80; 9, 4, 82; 9, 4, 96; Marc. Vict. p. 2487 P.—
II. In later metrists, for the earlier tribrachys, ˘˘˘, Diom. pp. 261 and 475 P.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
chorēus or -īus ī, m
, χορεῖος, a choree, trochee (a metrical foot, ¯ ˘).
Origins
From Ancient Greek χορεῖος (khoreîos, “of a chorus”), from χορός (khorós).