δορυφόρος

See also: Δορυφόρος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • δορῠφέρος (doruphéros)
  • δουροφόρος (dourophóros) — Ionic

Etymology

δόρῠ (dóru, “spear, lance”) +‎ φέρω (phérō, “bear, bring, carry”) +‎ -ος (-os, suffix forming two-termination second-declension compound adjectives)

Pronunciation
 

Adjective

δορῠφόρος • (doruphóros) m or f (neuter δορῠφόρον); second declension

  1. spear-bearing, lanciferous
  2. (figuratively) defending, escorting, supporting

Declension
Second declension of δορῠφόρος; δορῠφόρον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative δορῠφόρος
doruphóros		 δορῠφόρον
doruphóron		 δορῠφόρω
doruphórō		 δορῠφόρω
doruphórō		 δορῠφόροι
doruphóroi		 δορῠφόρᾰ
doruphóra
Genitive δορῠφόρου
doruphórou		 δορῠφόρου
doruphórou		 δορῠφόροιν
doruphóroin		 δορῠφόροιν
doruphóroin		 δορῠφόρων
doruphórōn		 δορῠφόρων
doruphórōn
Dative δορῠφόρῳ
doruphórōi		 δορῠφόρῳ
doruphórōi		 δορῠφόροιν
doruphóroin		 δορῠφόροιν
doruphóroin		 δορῠφόροις
doruphórois		 δορῠφόροις
doruphórois
Accusative δορῠφόρον
doruphóron		 δορῠφόρον
doruphóron		 δορῠφόρω
doruphórō		 δορῠφόρω
doruphórō		 δορῠφόρους
doruphórous		 δορῠφόρᾰ
doruphóra
Vocative δορῠφόρε
doruphóre		 δορῠφόρον
doruphóron		 δορῠφόρω
doruphórō		 δορῠφόρω
doruphórō		 δορῠφόροι
doruphóroi		 δορῠφόρᾰ
doruphóra
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
δορῠφόρως
doruphórōs		 δορῠφορώτερος
doruphorṓteros		 δορῠφορώτᾰτος
doruphorṓtatos
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

δορῠφόρος • (doruphóros) m or f (genitive δορῠφόρου); second declension

  1. a spearman, lancer
  2. a member of a potentate’s retinue of bodyguards (equivalent to the Latin satelles)
    1. (at Rome) a Praetorian Guardsman
  3. (figuratively) a pleasure or indulgence that merely accompanies or is attendant upon and secondary to another, greater pleasure or indulgence
  4. (drama) a mute character

Declension
Second declension of ὁ, ἡ δορῠφόρος; τοῦ, τῆς δορῠφόρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ, ἡ δορῠφόρος
ho, hē doruphóros		 τὼ δορῠφόρω
tṑ doruphórō		 οἱ, αἱ δορῠφόροι
hoi, hai doruphóroi
Genitive τοῦ, τῆς δορῠφόρου
toû, tês doruphórou		 τοῖν δορῠφόροιν
toîn doruphóroin		 τῶν δορῠφόρων
tôn doruphórōn
Dative τῷ, τῇ δορῠφόρῳ
tôi, têi doruphórōi		 τοῖν δορῠφόροιν
toîn doruphóroin		 τοῖς, ταῖς δορῠφόροις
toîs, taîs doruphórois
Accusative τὸν, τὴν δορῠφόρον
tòn, tḕn doruphóron		 τὼ δορῠφόρω
tṑ doruphórō		 τοὺς, τᾱ̀ς δορῠφόρους
toùs, tā̀s doruphórous
Vocative δορῠφόρε
doruphóre		 δορῠφόρω
doruphórō		 δορῠφόροι
doruphóroi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • δορῠφορέω (doruphoréō, verb)
  • Δορῠφόρος m (Doruphóros, proper noun)
  • δορῠφορῐκός (doruphorikós, adjective)
  • δορῠφορῐ́ᾱ f (doruphoríā, common noun)

Descendants
  • Greek: δορυφόρος (doryfóros)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δορῠφόρος (doruphóros), in the sense of “bodyguard”, equivalent to the Latin satelles. By surface analysis, δόρυ (dóry) +‎ -φόρος (-fóros).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ðo.riˈfo.ros/

Noun

δορυφόρος • (doryfóros) m (plural δορυφόροι)

  1. (astronomy) satellite

Declension
declension of δορυφόρος
case     \     number singular plural
nominative δορυφόρος • δορυφόροι •
genitive δορυφόρου • δορυφόρων •
accusative δορυφόρο • δορυφόρους •
vocative δορυφόρε • δορυφόροι •
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