troglodytes

See also: Troglodytes

English

Noun

troglodytes

1. plural of troglodyte

French

Noun

troglodytes m or f

1. plural of troglodyte

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τρωγλοδύτης (trōglodútēs, “one who dwells in holes”), from τρώγλη (trṓglē, “hole”) + δύω (dúō, “I get into”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [troːˈɡɫɔ.dy.teːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [t̪roˈɡlɔː.d̪i.t̪es]

Noun

trōglodytēs m (genitive trōglodytae); first declension

1. cave-dweller

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ēs).

	singular	plural
nominative	trōglodytēs	trōglodytae
genitive	trōglodytae	trōglodytārum
dative	trōglodytae	trōglodytīs
accusative	trōglodytēn	trōglodytās
ablative	trōglodytē	trōglodytīs
vocative	trōglodytē	trōglodytae

Descendants

• Translingual: Homo troglodytes, Pan troglodytes, Simia troglodytes, Troglodytes