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Doric

Doric

9.9
A dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Doris and nearby areas
  • noun
  • /ˈdɔrɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : dórico
  • In Ancient Greece, the inhabitants of Doris were known for speaking the Doric dialect.

Examples

  • The Doric dialect features unique grammatical structures not found in other Greek dialects.

  • And then there are the people in the mountains of Arcadia who also don't speak the Doric language, and maybe they were driven up there to escape.

  • I speak the doric of the werenvolk Of buchan county.

    Faith Like Potatoes (2006)

  • DORIC: Hold.

    Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)

  • Scholars studied the Doric language to understand its historical significance in the region.

Synonyms

Doric dialect
vsDoric
  • Specialized
9.9

A form of Ancient Greek spoken in Doris and nearby parts of Greece

is the shorter single word label instead of the longer explicit phrase

Compounds

Doric dialect
  • Specialized
9.9

A form of Ancient Greek spoken in Doris and nearby parts of Greece

Doric order
  • Specialized
9.2

A simple ancient Greek style of building with thick columns that have no bases and plain tops

Surface Forms

Doric singular
Dorics plural

Morphology

Doric = Doris (semi-transparent) = Doris + ic

Derived from the place-name 'Doris' plus the adjectival suffix '-ic'; while the formation is regular, the dialectal sense depends on knowledge of the place-name and historical context.

Etymology

Doric comes from Doris, a region of ancient Greece, and the Dorian people who lived there, so Doric originally meant the Greek spoken by those people and today names that dialect.