LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

trochantēr

trochantēr m (genitive trochantēris)
Classical[trɔˈkʰan.teːr]Ecclesiastical[troˈkan.ter]

Meaning

  1. trochanter
    Trochanteri aculeis inaequalibus obsiti, item femora, patellae, tibiae.The trochanters are covered with unequal spines, as are the femurs, patellas, and tibias.1946, Vladimir Šilhavý, “Nový rod a druh sekáčů, Odontosoma centetes, nov. gen., nov. spec. (Opiliones, subfamilia Phalangiinae)”, in Sborník Přírodovëdeckého klubu v Třebíči za rok 1939-1944. (overall work in Czech and Latin), Třebíč, page 56 of 55-57:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetrochantērtrochantērēs
genitivetrochantēristrochantērum
dativetrochantērītrochantēribus
accusativetrochantēremtrochantērēs
ablativetrochantēretrochantēribus
vocativetrochantērtrochantērēs

Origins

From the Ancient Greek τροχαντήρ (trokhantḗr).

Quick answers

What does trochantēr mean in Latin?
trochantēr, a noun, means “trochanter”.
What is the genitive of trochantēr?
The genitive singular is trochantēris. trochantēr is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce trochantēr?
In classical Latin, [trɔˈkʰan.teːr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [troˈkan.ter].