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Doris
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doris
Translingual
right|thumb|Doris verrucosa species Doris verrucosa
Etymology
From mul grc Δωρίς a nymph, one of the daughters of Oceanus.
Proper noun
1 f
genus family Dorididae sea slugs, specifically, dorid nudibranchs
Hypernyms
genus ; Doridina suborder suborder; Doridoidei infraorder infraorder; Doridoidea family superfamily; Dorididae family family
Hyponyms
genus Doris verrucosa species (warty doris) type species
Derived terms
mul Alloiodoris genus Aphelodoris genus Ardeadoris genus Baptodoris genus Chromodoris genus Dendrodoris genus Dictyodoris genus Discodoris genus Diversidoris genus Doridoeides genus Doriopsis genus Doriorbis genus Doriprismatica genus Geitodoris genus Glossodoris genus Goniodoris genus Hiatodoris genus Homoiodoris genus Hoplodoris genus Hypselodoris genus Lophodoris genus Murphydoris genus Nophodoris genus Onchidoris genus Paradoris genus Peltodoris genus Pharodoris genus Platydoris genus Sclerodoris genus Sebadoris genus
References
Doris (genus) Doris (genus)
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Doris (Nudibranchia) Doris (Nudibranchia)
English
48 +
Pronunciation
en /ˈdɒɹɪs/ RP
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-Doris.wav UK
en /ˈdɔɹɪs/ GenAm
en /ˈdɑɹɪs/ NYC,Philadelphia
en En-au-Doris.ogg AU
en ɒɹɪs 2
Etymology 1
From en grc Δωρίς. en Q180589 false 1 is owing to similarity to en Boris.
Proper noun
+
en Greek mythology The daughter of Oceanus, who married Nereus and bore fifty sea-nymphs or nereids.
IV XI 49 And snowy neckd Doris, and milkewhite Galathæa.
en Q1233764en ancient region r/Asia Minor modern c/Turkey inhabited by the ancient Dorians.
en Q130987en ancient mountainous region r/Greece the traditional homeland of the Dorians.
en astronomy 48 Doris, a main belt asteroid.
en female Ancient Greek taken to regular use at the end of the 19th century.
en 1866 Mary A. Prescott Doris Daylesford, A Story Beadle's Monthly Magazine of To-day 2 149 "My Doris—may I call you that, dearest?""Call me Sappho, call me Chloris, call me Lalage, or Doris—only call me thine," I should have answered, if it had not been a little too sentimental.… I am afraid I omitted to state, in the proper place, that Doris is a name which has descended through a dozen generations of our family, that it belongs to myself as well as to my niece
en 1989 Judy Carter Stand-up Comedy: A Book 0440502438 35 I've never met an old person named Judy. Now that's true. Maybe something happens to girls with young names like Debby, Judy, and Susie. At a certain age they make you change it to Doris, Edna, or Myrtle.
en May 30, 2008 Felicia R. Lee Harry Potter Prequel for Charity w:The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/30/arts/30arts-HARRYPOTTERP_BRF.html The 800-word work (on a paper slightly bigger than a postcard) is one of 13 works submitted by a group of authors that includes Doris Lessing, Tom Stoppard, Margaret Atwood and Nick Hornby, The Associated Press reported. Ms. Rowling used both sides of her card to handwrite the prequel to her seven-book Potter series. https://web.archive.org/web/20230819160510/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/30/arts/30arts-HARRYPOTTERP_BRF.html
en.
en Q180589 en UK politics derogatory en Q180589.
en BoJo<l:slang><id:Q180589> Bozza<l:slang><id:Q180589>
en 1 June 2008 Brian Watson Re: Booze Cruise england.local.london https://web.archive.org/web/20260117085950/https://groups.google.com/g/england.local.london/c/Rk3IV3ISifs/m/n7_ajI2yU6UJ I look forward to Doris "wise" words on the subject once he gets back to the office.
en 14 December 2018 Maxine Gordon Brexit needs a magic solution The Press York, North Yorkshire w:Newsquest 12 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/1102658408/ 4 1757-3289 500397065 But what about that really annoying drama queen Boris ‘Doris’ Johnson who was definitely after her Theresa May’s job, although he kept denying it?
en 6 December 2020 Andrei Harmsworth Lewis Capaldi admits mum is ‘afraid’ he’ll fall into drugs and alcohol but his acid reflux won’t let him Metro https://web.archive.org/web/20201206224051/https://metro.co.uk/2020/12/06/lewis-capaldis-mum-afraid-hell-do-drugs-and-alcohol-13710738/ London w:DMG Media 1469-6215 225917520 Liam Gallagher changed the lyrics of 1994 hit Cigarettes & Alcohol to sing: ‘Is it worth the aggravation/To find yourself a job when there’s nothing worth working for?’ The 48-year-old quickly added: ‘That’s for you f***ing Rishi Sunak… and f***ing Doris.’
Synonyms
astronomy 48 Doris, ㊽
Derived terms
en Doral
Translations
Asteroid
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 昏神星
Greek: el Δωρίς
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Doris is the 15978th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1817 individuals. Doris is most common among White (84.05%) individuals.
Noun
en British slang One's girlfriend, wife or significant other.
en British slang A woman, especially when older or unattractive.
en Michael Holden Michael Holden's All ears The Guardian 2008-06-27 https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/jun/28/clubs.guidefeatures1 0261-3077 Fella at work, right? He's met this Doris on a park bench, at lunch time, and he's started going out on like, dates with her!
Etymology 2
Shortened Anglicized form of en ga Ó Dubhruis, from earlier ga Ó Dubhrosa, from ga Ó descendant + ga Dubhros, a name from ga dubh black + ga ros wood.
A habitational en fr - surname from fr d' of + fr Oris-en-Rattier a commune in Isère, France.
Proper noun
en.
en Dorris
Etymology 3
From the name of famous film star Doris Day.
Adjective
-
en Cockney rhyming slang gay
References
Further reading
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Anagrams
en diors DOSRI IDORs rosid Sidor Oirds Rodis roids dorsi- 'roids
en Asteroids Nicknames for individuals
Cebuano
Etymology
ceb :der en:Doris + 1
Proper noun
ceb proper noun
ceb female Ancient Greek
ceb Greek mythology the nereid ceb Doris
ceb Doris Q1233764,Q130987
ceb astronomy the asteroid 48 Doris
Quotations
ceb
ceb Asteroids Former polities
Danish
Proper noun
da female borrowed from English usage, popular in the 1920s and the 1930s
Estonian
Proper noun
et proper noun
et female English
Faroese
Proper noun
fo proper noun f
fo female
Usage notes
f Dorisarson Dorisardóttir
Declension
Doris Doris Doris Dorisar
German
Pronunciation
de /ˈdoːʁɪs/ Germany
de De-Doris.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de /ˈd̥oɐ̯ʁɪs/ Austria
Proper noun
de proper noun
de female English in the mid-twentieth century
Italian
Etymology
it
Proper noun
mfbysense
it
Further reading
Latin
Etymology
la Dōris :bor grc:Δωρίς + 1
Pronunciation
Dōris
Proper noun
Dōris/Dōrid<3> f
la Doris Q1233764,Q130987
en Doric Greek dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in northwestern Greece, southern Italy, and Sicily
la Aeolis f Atthis f coenē f Ias f
la AD 121 Suet. Tiberius 56 Nihilo lenior in conuictores Graeculos, quibus uel maxime adquiescebat, Xenonem quendam exquisitius sermocinantem cum interrogasset, quaenam illa tam molesta dialectos esset, et ille respondisset Doridem, relegauit Cinariam, existimans exprobratum sibi ueterem secessum, quod Dorice Rhodii loquantur. 1889 Alexander Thomson He treated with no greater leniency the Greeks in his family, even those with whom he was most pleased. Having asked one Zeno, upon his using some far-fetched phrases, “What uncouth dialect is that?” he replied, “The Doric.” For this answer he banished him to Cinara, suspecting that he taunted him with his former residence at Rhodes, where the Doric dialect is spoken.
la Diom. 440 5 Quinque sunt linguae Graecorum, Ias Doris Atthis Aeolis coene.
la Diom. 440 8 15 Doris in singulis partibus orationis nunc adiectioni nunc brevitati studens barbarismos facit [qui barbarismi metaplasmi appellantur], quos cum sibi vindicaverint docti, metaplasmos appellant, ut T e u c r u m m i r a n t u r i n e r t i a c o r d apro Teucrorum, et a g g e r e m o e r o r u met a u l a i m e d i o.
Declension
Dōris/Dōrid<3>
References
Dōris Dores
Spanish
Etymology
es :bor en:Doris + 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
es female Doris
Swedish
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Doris.wav
Proper noun
c
sv female English in the 1920s and the 1930s
Anagrams
sv diors sidor