Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek τροχαῖος (trokhaîos, running).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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trochaeus m (genitive trochaeī); second declension

  1. a trochee

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative trochaeus trochaeī
Genitive trochaeī trochaeōrum
Dative trochaeō trochaeīs
Accusative trochaeum trochaeōs
Ablative trochaeō trochaeīs
Vocative trochaee trochaeī

Descendants

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References

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  • 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.