Doric dialect — ▪ dialect also called West Greek, a dialect of Ancient Greek that in Mycenaean times was spoken by seminomadic Greeks living around the Pindus Mountains. After the Dorian migrations near the end of the 2nd millennium BC, Doric speaking… … Universalium
Doric dialect (Scotland) — Scots language History … Wikipedia
Doric dialect — noun the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Doris • Syn: ↑Doric • Hypernyms: ↑Ancient Greek … Useful english dictionary
Doric — may refer to: Doric Greek, the dialects of the Dorians Doric order, a style of ancient Greek architecture Doric mode, a synonym of Dorian mode Doric dialect (Scotland) Doric Club, a paramilitary organization which fought against the Lower Canada… … Wikipedia
Doric — Dor ic, a. [L. Doricus, Gr. ?, fr. ? the Dorians.] 1. Pertaining to Doris, in ancient Greece, or to the Dorians; as, the Doric dialect. [1913 Webster] 2. (Arch.) Belonging to, or resembling, the oldest and simplest of the three orders of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Doric — Dor ic, n. The Doric dialect. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Doric — 1560s, see Dorian; in reference to the architectural order, 1610s. The Doric dialect in ancient Greek theater was broad and rustic, hence it has been applied in English to northern and Scots dialects (1837) … Etymology dictionary
Doric Greek — Distribution of Greek dialects in the classical period.[1] Western group … Wikipedia
dialect — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle French dialecte, from Latin dialectus, from Greek dialektos conversation, dialect, from dialegesthai to converse more at dialogue Date: 1577 1. a. a regional variety of … New Collegiate Dictionary
Doric — (auch Nordostschottisch) bezeichnet die Dialekte des Scots, wie sie im Nordosten Schottlands gesprochen werden. Sie unterscheiden sich in Aussprache und Vokabular sowohl vom Scots, als auch von anderen Dialektformen des Nordschottischen.… … Deutsch Wikipedia