LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

stropha

stropha f (genitive strophae)
Classical[ˈstrɔ.pʰa]Ecclesiastical[ˈstrɔː.fa]

Meaning

  1. femininestrophe
  2. femininedeceit, fraud; a scam or hoax

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativestrophastrophae
genitivestrophaestrophārum
dativestrophaestrophīs
accusativestrophamstrophās
ablativestrophāstrophīs
vocativestrophastrophae

strŏpha, ae, f., = στροφή.
I. A strophe in the chorus of the Greek and Roman dramas, Macr. Somn. Scip. 2, 3 med.; Victor. p. 2501 P.—
II. A trick, artifice (not ante-Aug.; and, as in Greek, mostly plur.): verbosae, Phaedr. 1, 14, 4; Sen. Ep. 26, 5; Prud. Apoth. 37 prooem.; Hier. in Ruf. 3, 14 al.—Sing.: ego aliquam stropham inveniam, Plin. Ep. 1, 18, 6; Mart. 11, 7, 4.

Origins

A borrowing from Ancient Greek στροφή (strophḗ, “a turn, bend, twist”).

Quick answers

What does stropha mean in Latin?
stropha, a noun, means “strophe”.
What is the genitive of stropha?
The genitive singular is strophae. stropha is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce stropha?
In classical Latin, [ˈstrɔ.pʰa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈstrɔː.fa].