atrophus

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄτροφος (átrophos).

Pronunciation

Adjective

atrophus (feminine atropha, neuter atrophum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. atrophying; atrophic

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

References

  • atrophus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • atrophus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.