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trocheus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
trocheus
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic form of trochee.

Archaic

Etymology

From Latin trochaeus, from Ancient Greek τροχαῖος (trokhaîos), from τροχός (trokhós) + -αῖος (-aîos), from τρέχω (trékhō, “run”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *dʰregʰ-, trochaeus, τροχαῖος

Usage

Inflected Forms

trochei (plural)

Questions

What does trocheus mean?
Archaic form of trochee.
Where does trocheus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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