"trochanter" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [trɔˈkʰan.teːr] [Classical-Latin], [troˈkan.ter] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From the Ancient Greek τροχαντήρ (trokhantḗr). Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|τροχαντήρ}} Ancient Greek τροχαντήρ (trokhantḗr) Head templates: {{la-noun|trochantēr<3>|g=m}} trochantēr m (genitive trochantēris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|trochantēr<3>}} Forms: trochantēr [canonical, masculine], trochantēris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], trochantēr [nominative, singular], trochantērēs [nominative, plural], trochantēris [genitive, singular], trochantērum [genitive, plural], trochantērī [dative, singular], trochantēribus [dative, plural], trochantērem [accusative, singular], trochantērēs [accusative, plural], trochantēre [ablative, singular], trochantēribus [ablative, plural], trochantēr [singular, vocative], trochantērēs [plural, vocative]
  1. (anatomy) trochanter Tags: declension-3 Derived forms: intertrochantēricus, trochantēricus
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