trachelus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τράχηλος (trákhēlos, “neck, throat”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /traˈkʰeː.lus/, [t̪räˈkʰeːɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /traˈke.lus/, [t̪räˈkɛːlus]

Noun

trachēlus m (genitive trachēlī); second declension

1. The neck of a catapult

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	trachēlus	trachēlī
Genitive	trachēlī	trachēlōrum
Dative	trachēlō	trachēlīs
Accusative	trachēlum	trachēlōs
Ablative	trachēlō	trachēlīs
Vocative	trachēle	trachēlī

References

• trachelus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.