What does tropus mean in Latin?

tropus, a noun, means “a figurative use of a word, a trope (postAug. for trānslātiō, verbōrum immūtātiō); a way of singing, a song”.

What is the genitive of tropus?

The genitive singular is tropī. tropus is masculine, second declension.

noun · masculinesecond declension

tropus m (genitive tropī)

masculinea figurative use of a word, a trope (postAug. for trānslātiō, verbōrum immūtātiō)
masculinea way of singing, a song

trŏpus, i, m., = τρόπος.

I. In rhet., a figurative use of a word, a trope (postAug. for translatio, verborum immutatio), Quint. 9, 1, 4 sq.; 9, 2, 44 sq.; 9, 3, 20 al.—

II. A manner of singing, a song, Ven. Carm. 10, 10, 54; 10, 10, 60; 10, 12, 4.

From Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos, “a turn, way, manner, style, a trope or figure of speech, a mode in music, a mode or mood in logic”).

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