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proper noun · neutersecond declension

Dōrium

Dōrium n sg (genitive Dōriī or Dōrī)
Classical[ˈdoː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈdɔː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. a town of Messenia, situated on the road from Andania to Cyparissia

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeDōrium—
genitiveDōriī
Dōrī		—
dativeDōriō—
accusativeDōrium—
ablativeDōriō—
vocativeDōrium—
locativeDōriī—

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δώριον (Dṓrion).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyDoriumDorium (Δώριον), a town of Messenia, celebrated in Homer as the place where the bard Thamyris was smitten with blindness, because he boasted that he c…

Quick answers

What does Dōrium mean in Latin?
Dōrium, a proper noun, means “a town of Messenia, situated on the road from Andania to Cyparissia”.
What is the genitive of Dōrium?
The genitive singular is Dōriī. Dōrium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce Dōrium?
In classical Latin, [ˈdoː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈdɔː.ri.um].