τρόπαιον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τρόπαιον • (trópaion) n (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)

Further reading

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