trofeum

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin trophaeum (“sign of victory, monument”), tropaeum, from Ancient Greek τρόπαιον (trópaion, “monument of an enemy's defeat”), from neuter of τροπαῖος (tropaîos, “of defeat”), from τροπή (tropḗ, “rout, turning of an enemy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /trɔˈfɛ.um/

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• Rhymes: -ɛum
• Syllabification: tro‧fe‧um

Noun

trofeum n

1. trophy (object rewarding success)

Declension

Declension of trofeum

	singular	plural
nominative	trofeum	trofea
genitive	trofeum	trofeów
dative	trofeum	trofeom
accusative	trofeum	trofea
instrumental	trofeum	trofeami
locative	trofeum	trofeach
vocative	trofeum	trofea

Derived terms

adjective

• trofealny

 

Further reading

• trofeum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• trofeum in Polish dictionaries at PWN