Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tropæum

/tɹəʊˈpiːəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tropæum
IPA: /tɹəʊˈpiːəm/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A monument erected (originally on the field of battle) by the prevailing army (without Senatical grant — contrast triumph) to commemorate victory in war, featuring spoils taken from the enemy (especially the personal arms of the vanquished general), and dedicated to an appropriate god (such as Mars).

Etymology

From the Latin tropaeum (“trophy”, “tropæum”). Doublet of trophy.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /tɹəʊˈpiːəm/

Inflected Forms

tropæa (plural) tropheum (alternative) trophæum (alternative) tropæon (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

trophæal

Questions

How do you pronounce tropæum?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹəʊˈpiːəm/.
What does tropæum mean?: A monument erected (originally on the field of battle) by the prevailing army (without Senatical grant — contrast triumph) to commemorate victory in war, featuring spoils taken from the enemy (especially the personal arms of the vanquished general), and dedicated to an appropriate god (such as Mars).
Where does tropæum come from?: From the Latin tropaeum (“trophy”, “tropæum”). Doublet of trophy.

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