tropicus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τροπικός (tropikós, “of a turn; of the solstice; of a trope”), from τροπή (tropḗ, “turn; solstice; trope”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtro.pi.kus/, [ˈtrɔ.pɪ.kʊs]

Adjective

tropicus (feminine tropica, neuter tropicum); first/second declension

  1. tropical

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative tropicus tropica tropicum tropicī tropicae tropica
genitive tropicī tropicae tropicī tropicōrum tropicārum tropicōrum
dative tropicō tropicō tropicīs
accusative tropicum tropicam tropicum tropicōs tropicās tropica
ablative tropicō tropicā tropicō tropicīs
vocative tropice tropica tropicum tropicī tropicae tropica

References

  • tropicus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • tropicus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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