Troilus

English

Alternative forms

Troilos

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Τρωΐλος (Trōḯlos).

Proper noun

Troilus

A male given name
Troilus, a character associated with the Trojan War

Derived terms

Troilus butterfly

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Τρωΐλος (Trōḯlos).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtroː.i.lus/, [ˈt̪roːɪɫ̪ʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtro.i.lus/, [ˈt̪rɔːilus]

Proper noun

Trōilus m sg (genitive Trōilī); second declension

Troilus (one of the sons of Priamus)

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Trōilus
Genitive	Trōilī
Dative	Trōilō
Accusative	Trōilum
Ablative	Trōilō
Vocative	Trōile

Descendants

French: Troïle
Italian: Troilo

References

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

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