Ancient Greek

Adverb

δωρεᾱ́ν • ‎(dōreā́n)

1. as a free gift, freely; also, by grant
2. to no purpose, for naught

Descendants

• Greek: δωρεάν ‎(doreán)

Noun

δωρεᾱ́ν • ‎(dōreā́n) f

1. accusative singular of δωρεᾱ́ ‎(dōreā́)

References

• δωρεά II in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• «δωρεάν» in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• «δωρεά III» in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (© 2006–2016)
• “G1432”, in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English-Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • gratis idem, page 371.
  • nothing idem, page 561.

Greek

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek δωρεᾱ́ν ‎(dōreā́n).

Adverb

δωρεάν • ‎(doreán)

1. free, free of charge, gratis, as a gift

Synonyms

• (colloquial) τζάμπα ‎(tzámpa)

Related terms

• see: δωρίζω ‎(dorízo, “to give”)