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Dorian

Dorian

9.1
Relating to the people, dialect, or art of ancient Doris in Greece
  • adjective
  • /ˈdɔːriən/
translation icon : dórico
  • The dialect spoken by the Dorian people differs from that of the Ionians.

Examples

  • The ancient ruins of Delphi showcase impressive Dorian architecture.

  • Many Greek statues and vases exhibit distinctive Dorian artistic styles.

  • And of course, our guy, the Argos in their day is a Dorian city.

  • We trade, we will continue to trade on the Dorian terms and that and that's how most of the world's trade is conducted.

Compounds

Dorian order
  • Specialized
9.9

An old, simple Greek column style with plain tops and usually no base

Surface Forms

Dorian positive

Morphology

Dorian = Doris (opaque) = Dori + an

Although the suffix '-an' transparently marks relation to a place or people, the root referent (Doris / the Dorians) is an obscure historical proper noun, so learners cannot derive the meaning from the parts.

Etymology

Dorian comes from the ancient Greek place Doris and the ending -ian, which means 'from' or 'belonging to'. So Dorian as an adjective describes something 'from Doris', like the dialect, art, or style of that region.