τροχίλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From τρέχω (trékhō, “run, move quickly”) +‎ -ῐ́λος (-ĭ́los, “denoting a kind of bird”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τροχῐ́λος • (trokhĭ́los) m (genitive τροχῐ́λου); second declension

  1. Egyptian plover (Pluvianus aegyptius)
  2. Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
    Synonyms: βᾰσῐλῐ́σκος (băsĭlĭ́skos), κόρθῐλος (kórthĭlos), ῥόβῐλλος (rhóbĭllos), τρωγλοδῠ́της (trōglodŭ́tēs)
  3. (architecture) hollow between the mouldings on the base of a column; scotia
  4. sheave in block and tackle

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ τροχῐ́λος; τοῦ τροχῐ́λου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ τροχῐ́λος
ho trokhĭ́los 		τὼ τροχῐ́λω
tṑ trokhĭ́lō 		οἱ τροχῐ́λοι
hoi trokhĭ́loi
Genitive τοῦ τροχῐ́λου
toû trokhĭ́lou 		τοῖν τροχῐ́λοιν
toîn trokhĭ́loin 		τῶν τροχῐ́λων
tôn trokhĭ́lōn
Dative τῷ τροχῐ́λῳ
tōî trokhĭ́lōi 		τοῖν τροχῐ́λοιν
toîn trokhĭ́loin 		τοῖς τροχῐ́λοις
toîs trokhĭ́lois
Accusative τὸν τροχῐ́λον
tòn trokhĭ́lon 		τὼ τροχῐ́λω
tṑ trokhĭ́lō 		τοὺς τροχῐ́λους
toùs trokhĭ́lous
Vocative τροχῐ́λε
trokhĭ́le 		τροχῐ́λω
trokhĭ́lō 		τροχῐ́λοι
trokhĭ́loi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • τροχῐλῐ́δῐον (trokhĭlĭ́dĭon)

Descendants

  • → Latin: trochilus

Further reading

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