χορεία
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- dance, especially choral dance with music
- any circling motion, as of stars
- dance-tune
Etymology
Affix from Ancient Greek χορός (chorus, company of dancers singers, dance, choir, place for dancing, band of singers and dancers, circle dance).
Origin
Ancient Greek
χορός
Gloss
chorus, company of dancers singers, dance, choir, place for dancing, band of singers and dancers, circle dance
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- choreological English
- choreologist English
- choreology English
- choreomania English
- choragus Latin
- choralis Latin
- chorea Latin
- chorus Latin
- chorēa Latin
- Choreographie German
- koreográfia Hungarian
- corea Italian
- хор Russian
- corea Spanish, Castilian
- jauría Spanish, Castilian
- Στησίχορος Ancient Greek
- Τερψιχόρα Ancient Greek
- Τερψιχόρη Ancient Greek
- τερψίχορος Ancient Greek
- χοραύλης Ancient Greek
- χορεύω Ancient Greek
- χορηγός Ancient Greek
- χορός Ancient Greek
- *ǵʰer- Proto-Indo-European
- koreografi Swedish
- cóiréagrafaíocht Irish
- ĥoro Esperanto
- corea Catalan, Valencian
- χορός Greek (modern)
- choras Lithuanian
- hauriya Mozarabic