trochilus
See also: Trochilus
English
Wikispecies
Etymology
Latin trochilus (“a kind of small bird”), from Ancient Greek τροχίλος (trokhílos), from τρέχω (trékhō, “to run”).
Noun
trochilus (plural trochiluses or trochili)
- (zoology) Any member of the hummingbird genus Trochilus.
- (architecture) An annular moulding whose section is concave, like the edge of a pulley; a scotia.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for trochilus in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek τροχίλος (trokhílos), from τρώγω (trṓgō).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtro.kʰi.lus/, [ˈtrɔ.kʰɪ.ɫʊs]
Noun
trochilus m (genitive trochilī); second declension
- A kind of small bird
- (architecture) trochilus
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | trochilus | trochilī |
| Genitive | trochilī | trochilōrum |
| Dative | trochilō | trochilīs |
| Accusative | trochilum | trochilōs |
| Ablative | trochilō | trochilīs |
| Vocative | trochile | trochilī |
References
- trochilus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- trochilus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette