LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

atrophus

atrophus (feminine atropha, neuter atrophum)
Classical[ˈa.trɔ.pʰʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.tro.fus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveatrophying; atrophic

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeatrophusatrophaatrophum
genitiveatrophīatrophaeatrophī
dativeatrophōatrophaeatrophō
accusativeatrophumatrophamatrophum
ablativeatrophōatrophāatrophō
vocativeatropheatrophaatrophum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeatrophīatrophaeatropha
genitiveatrophōrumatrophārumatrophōrum
dativeatrophīsatrophīsatrophīs
accusativeatrophōsatrophāsatropha
ablativeatrophīsatrophīsatrophīs
vocativeatrophīatrophaeatropha

ā^trŏphus, a, um, adj., = ἄτροφος (not thriving),
I. in a state of atrophy, consumptive, Plin. 28, 9, 33, § 129; 31, 10, 46, § 122: membra, consumptive, id. 22, 25, 73, § 152.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἄτροφος (átrophos).

Quick answers

What does atrophus mean in Latin?
atrophus, a adjective, means “atrophying; atrophic”.
How do you pronounce atrophus?
In classical Latin, [ˈa.trɔ.pʰʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈaː.tro.fus].