τρόπις

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *trópis from Proto-Indo-European *trep- (to turn).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τρόπις (trópisf (genitive τρόπεως); third declension

  1. keel of a ship
    1. (metonymically) ship
    2. (figurative) core
      • 422 BCE, Aristophanes, The Wasps 30:
        λέγε νυν ἀνύσας τι τὴν τρόπιν τοῦ πράγματος.
        lége nun anúsas ti tḕn trópin toû prágmatos.
        Now recount it for me quickly, even the keel of the affair.

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