τρόπαιον

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From τροπαῖος (tropaîos, of defeat), from τροπή (tropḗ, rout, turning of an enemy).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τρόπαιον (trópaionn (genitive τροπαίου); second declension

  1. trophy, a monument to an enemy's defeat

Inflection

Descendants

  • Latin: tropaeum (see there for further descendants)
  • Phoenician: 𐤕𐤓𐤐𐤉 (trpy)

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