LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

troppus

troppus m (genitive troppī)
Classical[ˈtrɔp.pʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtrɔp.pus]

Meaning

  1. EarlyMedieval Latinmasculineherd, flock

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetroppustroppī
genitivetroppītroppōrum
dativetroppōtroppīs
accusativetroppumtroppōs
ablativetroppōtroppīs
vocativetroppetroppī

Origins

Borrowed from Frankish *þorp, from Proto-Germanic *þurpą (“group, crowd, village”) or Proto-Germanic *þruppaz, *þrubą (“cluster”). Doublet of trabs.

Elsewhere
  • Frenchtroupefrom Old French trope
  • Italiantruppa
  • Catalantropafrom Old Occitan tropa
  • Occitantropafrom Old Occitan tropa
  • Italiantroppofrom Vulgar Latin *troppus
  • Frenchtropfrom Vulgar Latin *troppus
  • Frenchtroupeaufrom Vulgar Latin *troppellus
  • Catalantropellfrom Vulgar Latin *troppellus
  • Occitantropèlfrom Vulgar Latin *troppellus
  • Portuguesetropelfrom Vulgar Latin *troppellus
Iberian
  • Portuguesetropafrom Old Galician-Portuguese tropa
  • Spanishtropa
  • Aragonesetropa
  • Asturiantropa
  • Asturianatropar
  • Galiciantropafrom Old Galician-Portuguese tropa

Quick answers

What does troppus mean in Latin?
troppus, a noun, means “herd, flock”.
What is the genitive of troppus?
The genitive singular is troppī. troppus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce troppus?
In classical Latin, [ˈtrɔp.pʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtrɔp.pus].