trofeum

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin trophaeum (“sign of victory, monument”), tropaeum, from Ancient Greek τρόπαιον (trópaion, “monument of an enemy's defeat”), from neuter of τροπαῖος (tropaîos, “of defeat”), from τροπή (tropḗ, “rout, turning of an enemy”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /trɔˈfɛ.um/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛum
  • Syllabification: tro‧fe‧um

Noun

trofeum n

  1. trophy (object rewarding success)

Declension
Declension of trofeum
singular plural
nominative trofeum trofea
genitive trofeum trofeów
dative trofeum trofeom
accusative trofeum trofea
instrumental trofeum trofeami
locative trofeum trofeach
vocative trofeum trofea

Derived terms
adjective
  • trofealny

Further reading
  • trofeum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • trofeum in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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