troglodytes

See also: Troglodytes

English

Noun

troglodytes

1. plural of troglodyte

French

Noun

troglodytes m or f

1. plural of troglodyte

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τρωγλοδύτης (trōglodútēs, “one who dwells in holes”), from τρώγλη (trṓglē, “hole”) + δύω (dúō, “I get into”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /troːˈɡlo.dy.teːs/, [t̪roːˈɡɫ̪ɔd̪ʏt̪eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /troˈɡlo.di.tes/, [t̪roˈɡlɔːd̪it̪es]

Noun

trōglodytēs m (genitive trōglodytae); first declension

1. cave-dweller

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	trōglodytēs	trōglodytae
Genitive	trōglodytae	trōglodytārum
Dative	trōglodytae	trōglodytīs
Accusative	trōglodytēn	trōglodytās
Ablative	trōglodytē	trōglodytīs
Vocative	trōglodytē	trōglodytae

Descendants

• Translingual: Homo troglodytes, Pan troglodytes, Simia troglodytes, Troglodytes