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.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative atrophus atropha atrophum atrophī atrophae atropha
Genitive atrophī atrophae atrophī atrophōrum atrophārum atrophōrum
Dative atrophō atrophō atrophīs
Accusative atrophum atropham atrophum atrophōs atrophās atropha
Ablative atrophō atrophā atrophō atrophīs
Vocative atrophe atropha atrophum atrophī atrophae atropha

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.