troglodita

See also: troglodīta, and troglodītā

Galician

Noun

troglodita m or f (plural trogloditas)

1. troglodyte

Italian

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek τρωγλοδύτης (trōglodútēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tro.ɡloˈdi.ta/
• Rhymes: -ita
• Hyphenation: tro‧glo‧dì‧ta

Noun

troglodita m or f by sense (masculine plural trogloditi, feminine plural troglodite)

1. troglodyte
2. caveman or cavewoman

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾo.ɡloˈd͡ʒi.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾo.ɡloˈd͡ʒi.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾo.ɡloˈd͡ʒi.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɔ.ɡlɔˈdi.tɐ/ [tɾɔ.ɣlɔˈði.tɐ]

• Hyphenation: tro‧glo‧di‧ta

Noun

troglodita m or f by sense (plural trogloditas)

1. troglodyte

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾoɡloˈdita/ [t̪ɾo.ɣ̞loˈð̞i.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: tro‧glo‧di‧ta

Adjective

troglodita m or f (masculine and feminine plural trogloditas)

1. (relational) subterranean life
2. barbarous, cruel (of a person)

Noun

troglodita m or f by sense (plural trogloditas)

1. troglodyte
2. caveman or cavewoman

Further reading

• “troglodita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28