τροχίλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From τρέχω (trékhō, “run, move quickly”) +‎ -ῐ́λος (-ílos, “denoting a kind of bird”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

τροχῐ́λος • (trokhílos) m (genitive τροχῐ́λου); second declension

  1. Egyptian plover (Pluvianus aegyptius)
  2. Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
    Synonyms: βᾰσῐλῐ́σκος (basilískos), κόρθῐλος (kórthilos), ῥόβῐλλος (rhóbillos), τρωγλοδῠ́της (trōglodútēs)
  3. (architecture) hollow between the mouldings on the base of a column; scotia
  4. sheave in block and tackle

Inflection
Second declension of ὁ τροχῐ́λος; τοῦ τροχῐ́λου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ τροχῐ́λος
ho trokhílos		 τὼ τροχῐ́λω
tṑ trokhílō		 οἱ τροχῐ́λοι
hoi trokhíloi
Genitive τοῦ τροχῐ́λου
toû trokhílou		 τοῖν τροχῐ́λοιν
toîn trokhíloin		 τῶν τροχῐ́λων
tôn trokhílōn
Dative τῷ τροχῐ́λῳ
tôi trokhílōi		 τοῖν τροχῐ́λοιν
toîn trokhíloin		 τοῖς τροχῐ́λοις
toîs trokhílois
Accusative τὸν τροχῐ́λον
tòn trokhílon		 τὼ τροχῐ́λω
tṑ trokhílō		 τοὺς τροχῐ́λους
toùs trokhílous
Vocative τροχῐ́λε
trokhíle		 τροχῐ́λω
trokhílō		 τροχῐ́λοι
trokhíloi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • τροχῐλῐ́δῐον (trokhilídion)

Descendants
  • → Latin: trochilus

Further reading
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