trochaeus
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek τροχαῖος (trokhaîos, “running”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /troˈkʰae̯.us/, [t̪rɔˈkʰäe̯ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /troˈke.us/, [t̪roˈkɛːus]
Noun
edittrochaeus m (genitive trochaeī); second declension
- a trochee
Declension
editSecond-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | trochaeus | trochaeī |
| genitive | trochaeī | trochaeōrum |
| dative | trochaeō | trochaeīs |
| accusative | trochaeum | trochaeōs |
| ablative | trochaeō | trochaeīs |
| vocative | trochaee | trochaeī |
Descendants
edit- Czech: trochej
- Danish: trokæ
- Dutch: trochee
- French: trochée
- English: trochee
- German: Trochäus
- Italian: trocheo
- Polish: trochej
- Portuguese: troqueu
- Romanian: troheu
- Russian: трохе́й (troxéj)
- Spanish: troqueo
- Swedish: troké
References
edit- “trochaeus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “trochaeus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- trochaeus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.