trofeum

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin trophaeum (sign of victory, monument), tropaeum, from Ancient Greek τρόπαιον (trópaion, monument of an enemy's defeat), from neuter of τροπαῖος (tropaîos, of defeat), from τροπή (tropḗ, rout, turning of an enemy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /trɔˈfɛ.um/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛum
  • Syllabification: tro‧fe‧um

Noun

trofeum n

  1. trophy (object rewarding success)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

  • trofeum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • trofeum in Polish dictionaries at PWN