τροχαντήρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From τροχάζω (trokházō, “to run quickly”) +‎ -τήρ (-tḗr).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τροχαντήρ • (trokhantḗr) m (genitive τροχαντῆρος); third declension

  1. (anatomy) trochanter, i.e. either of two processes at the head of the thigh bone
  2. part of the stern of a ship
  3. instrument of torture

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ τροχαντήρ; τοῦ τροχαντῆρος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ τροχαντήρ
ho trokhantḗr 		τὼ τροχαντῆρε
tṑ trokhantêre 		οἱ τροχαντῆρες
hoi trokhantêres
Genitive τοῦ τροχαντῆρος
toû trokhantêros 		τοῖν τροχαντήροιν
toîn trokhantḗroin 		τῶν τροχαντήρων
tôn trokhantḗrōn
Dative τῷ τροχαντῆρῐ
tōî trokhantêrĭ 		τοῖν τροχαντήροιν
toîn trokhantḗroin 		τοῖς τροχαντῆρσῐ / τροχαντῆρσῐν
toîs trokhantêrsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν τροχαντῆρᾰ
tòn trokhantêră 		τὼ τροχαντῆρε
tṑ trokhantêre 		τοὺς τροχαντῆρᾰς
toùs trokhantêrăs
Vocative τροχαντήρ
trokhantḗr 		τροχαντῆρε
trokhantêre 		τροχαντῆρες
trokhantêres
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → French: trochanter
  • → English: trochanter

References

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