τρόπος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From τρέπω (trépō) +‎ -ος (-os).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τρόπος (tróposm (genitive τρόπου); second declension

  1. a turn, way, manner, style
  2. a trope or figure of speech
  3. a mode in music
  4. a mode or mood in logic
  5. the time and space on the battlefield when one side's belief turns from victory to defeat, the turning point of the battle

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: tropo-
  • Greek: τρόπος (trópos)
  • Latin: tropus

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “τρέπω ( > DER A. With -ο-¨τρόπος)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1503-4

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos).

Noun

τρόπος (tróposm (plural τρόποι)

  1. method, manner, behaviour, conduct
  2. (in the plural) manners
    καλοί τρόποιkaloí trópoigood manners
  3. knack

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Derived terms