LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

chorēus

chorēus m (genitive chorēī)
Classical[kʰɔˈreː.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[koˈrɛː.us]

Meaning

  1. a choreus, trochee
  2. a tribrach

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativechorēuschorēī
genitivechorēīchorēōrum
dativechorēōchorēīs
accusativechorēumchorēōs
ablativechorēōchorēīs
vocativechorēechorēī

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.

Origins

From Ancient Greek χορεῖος (khoreîos, “of a chorus”), from χορός (khorós).

Quick answers

What does chorēus mean in Latin?
chorēus, a noun, means “a choreus, trochee; a tribrach”.
What is the genitive of chorēus?
The genitive singular is chorēī. chorēus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce chorēus?
In classical Latin, [kʰɔˈreː.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koˈrɛː.us].