What does trochaeus mean in Latin?

trochaeus, a noun, means “a trochee”.

What is the genitive of trochaeus?

The genitive singular is trochaeī. trochaeus is masculine, second declension.

In classical Latin, [trɔˈkʰae̯.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [troˈkɛː.us].

noun · masculinesecond declension

trochaeus m (genitive trochaeī)

Classical[trɔˈkʰae̯.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[troˈkɛː.us]

trŏchaeus, i, m., = τροχαῖος (cf. Mart. Cap. 9, § 988).

I. A metrical foot of two syllables, a long and a short (— ˘), a trochee, Cic. de Or. 3, 47, 182; Quint. 9, 4, 80; Prud. στεφ. 8 praef.—

II. Another name for the tribrachys, a metrical foot of three short syllables (˘ ˘ ˘), a tribrach, Cic. Or. 57, 193; Quint. 9, 4, 82.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τροχαῖος (trokhaîos, “running”).

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