τρωγλοδύτης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From τρώγλη (trṓglē, hole) + δύω (dúō, I get into) + -της (-tēs).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τρωγλοδῠ́της • (trōglodútēs) m (genitive τρωγλοδῠ́του); first declension

  1. One who crawls in holes or caves, such as a snake or fox.
  2. A caveman
  3. A wren (of the genus Troglodytes)

Inflection

Descendants

References

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