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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From τρέπω (trépō) +‎ -ος (-os).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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τρόπος (tróposm (genitive τρόπου); second declension

  1. a turn, way, manner, style
  2. a trope or figure of speech
  3. a mode in music
  4. a mode or mood in logic
  5. the time and space on the battlefield when one side's belief turns from victory to defeat, the turning point of the battle

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Descendants

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  • English: tropo-
  • Greek: τρόπος (trópos)
  • Latin: tropus

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “τρέπω ( > DER A. With -ο-¨τρόπος)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1503-4

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos).

Noun

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τρόπος (tróposm (plural τρόποι)

  1. method, manner, behaviour, conduct
  2. (in the plural) manners
    καλοί τρόποιkaloí trópoigood manners
  3. knack

Declension

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