trochis

Latin

Etymology 1

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Both Gaffiot and the OLD give the Ancient Greek τρόχις (trókhis, “courier, messenger”) as the etymon, but the lack of a semantic connection makes this dubious.”

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈtrɔ.kʰɪs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈtrɔː.kis]

Noun

*trochis f or m (accusative trochin)

1. a kind of drink made with figs

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Pliny the Elder to this entry?)

Usage notes

• Attested only in the accusative singular trochin.

Synonyms

• (drink made with figs): sȳcītēs

References

• “trŏchis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,606/3.
• “trochis” on page 1,980/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Etymology 2

Regularly declined forms of trochus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈtrɔ.kʰiːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈtrɔː.kis]

Noun

trochīs m

1. dative/ablative plural of trochus