τρώκτης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From τρώγω (trṓgō, “to gnaw”) +‎ -της (-tēs, masculine agent-noun suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τρώκτης • (trṓktēs) m (genitive τρώκτου); second declension

  1. gnawer, nibbler
  2. (figuratively) greedy knave
  3. kind of fish with sharp teeth

Declension

First declension of ὁ τρώκτης; τοῦ τρώκτου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ τρώκτης
ho trṓktēs 		τὼ τρώκτᾱ
tṑ trṓktā 		οἱ τρῶκται
hoi trôktai
Genitive τοῦ τρώκτου
toû trṓktou 		τοῖν τρώκταιν
toîn trṓktain 		τῶν τρωκτῶν
tôn trōktôn
Dative τῷ τρώκτῃ
tōî trṓktēi 		τοῖν τρώκταιν
toîn trṓktain 		τοῖς τρώκταις
toîs trṓktais
Accusative τὸν τρώκτην
tòn trṓktēn 		τὼ τρώκτᾱ
tṑ trṓktā 		τοὺς τρώκτᾱς
toùs trṓktās
Vocative τρῶκτᾰ
trôktă 		τρώκτᾱ
trṓktā 		τρῶκται
trôktai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • τρωκτῐκός (trōktĭkós)

Descendants

  • → Latin: tructa

Further reading

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