Βορέας

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Named as the god of the north wind, perhaps related to Proto-Slavic *gora (“mountain, hill, mountainous elevation covered in forests”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

Βορέᾱς • (Boréās) m (genitive Βορέᾱ); first declension

(Old Attic, Doric)
  1. the north wind, personified as Boreas
  2. the North

Inflection
First declension of ὁ Βορέᾱς; τοῦ Βορέᾱ (Doric)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ Βορέᾱς
ho Boréās		 τὼ Βορέᾱ
tṑ Boréā		 τοὶ Βορέαι
toì Boréai
Genitive τοῦ Βορέᾱ
toû Boréā		 τοῖν Βορέαιν
toîn Boréain		 τῶν Βορεᾶν
tôn Boreân
Dative τῷ Βορέᾳ
tôi Boréāi		 τοῖν Βορέαιν
toîn Boréain		 τοῖς Βορέαις
toîs Boréais
Accusative τὸν Βορέᾱν
tòn Boréān		 τὼ Βορέᾱ
tṑ Boréā		 τοὺς Βορέᾱς
toùs Boréās
Vocative Βορέᾱ
Boréā		 Βορέᾱ
Boréā		 Βορέαι
Boréai
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

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Further reading

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Alternative forms

Proper noun

Βορέας • (Voréas) m

  1. (Greek mythology) the god of the North Wind

Declension
Declension of Βορέας (Voréas)
singular
nominative Βορέας •
genitive Βορέα •
accusative Βορέα •
vocative Βορέα •

Further reading
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