dorien
French, noun/dɔ.ʁjɛ̃/
dorien is spelled D-O-R-I-E-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written French, the 102,288th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dorien is a French masculine noun meaning “Doric (dialect of the Ancient Greek language)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Dialecte occidental du grec”.
What does dorien mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Dorian
noun
- 1
masculineDoric (dialect of the Ancient Greek language)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif au peuple qui se répandit en Grèce vers le XIIe siècle avant Jésus-Christ.
adjective: 1. Relatif à Saint-Cernin, commune française située dans le département du Cantal.
noun: 1. Dialecte occidental du grec.
noun: 1. Habitant de la Doride, en Grèce.
noun: 1. Habitant de Saint-Cernin, commune du Cantal.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dorien
- dorienne feminine
- doriens masculine plural
- doriennes feminine plural
- dor. alternative abbreviation
- Doriens plural
- Dorienne feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dorien?
- /dɔ.ʁjɛ̃/
- \dɔ.ʁjɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dorien
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dorien in French?
dorien appears about once in every 10 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).