φορεύς

Ancient Greek

From φέρω (phérō, “I bear”) +‎ -εύς (-eús, suffix for person concerned).

φορεύς • (phoreús) m (genitive φορέως); third declension

Third declension of ὁ φορεύς; τοῦ φορέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ φορεύς ho phoreús	τὼ φορῆ tṑ phorê	οἱ φορῆς / φορεῖς hoi phorês / phoreîs
Genitive	τοῦ φορέως toû phoréōs	τοῖν φορέοιν toîn phoréoin	τῶν φορέων tôn phoréōn
Dative	τῷ φορεῖ tôi phoreî	τοῖν φορέοιν toîn phoréoin	τοῖς φορεῦσῐ / φορεῦσῐν toîs phoreûsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν φορέᾱ tòn phoréā	τὼ φορῆ tṑ phorê	τοὺς φορέᾱς toùs phoréās
Vocative	φορεῦ phoreû	φορῆ phorê	φορῆς / φορεῖς phorês / phoreîs
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of φορεύς; φορῆος (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	φορεύς phoreús	φορῆε phorêe	φορῆες phorêes
Genitive	φορῆος / φορέος phorêos / phoréos	φορήοιῐν phorḗoiin	φορήων phorḗōn
Dative	φορῆῐ̈ / φορέῐ̈ phorêï / phoréï	φορήοιῐν phorḗoiin	φορήεσσῐ / φορήεσσῐν / φορεῦσῐ / φορεῦσῐν phorḗessi(n) / phoreûsi(n)
Accusative	φορῆᾰ / φορέᾰ phorêa / phoréa	φορῆε phorêe	φορῆᾰς phorêas
Vocative	φορεῦ phoreû	φορῆε phorêe	φορῆες phorêes
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.