Troglodytae

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Τρωγλοδύται (Trōglodútai).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /trɡoːˈlo.dy.tae̯/, [t̪rɡoːˈɫ̪ɔd̪ʏt̪äe̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /trɡoˈlo.di.te/, [t̪rɡoˈlɔːd̪it̪e]

Proper noun

Trōglodytae m pl (genitive Trōglodytārum); first declension

1. A tribe of Ethiopia who dwelt in caves

Declension

First-declension noun, plural only.

	plural
nominative	Trōglodytae
genitive	Trōglodytārum
dative	Trōglodytīs
accusative	Trōglodytās
ablative	Trōglodytīs
vocative	Trōglodytae

Derived terms

• Trōglodyticus

References

• Troglodytae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Troglodytae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press