Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-tropin

/ˈtɹoʊ.pɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
-tropin
IPA
/ˈtɹoʊ.pɪn/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Hormone.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *trep-der. Ancient Greek τρέπω (trépō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek τροπή (tropḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τροπῐκός (tropĭkós)bor. English -tropic Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English -tropin From -tropic (“attracted to or acting upon”) + -in.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtɹoʊ.pɪn/
  • British English: /ˈtɹəʊ.pɪn/

Questions

How do you pronounce -tropin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹoʊ.pɪn/.
What does -tropin mean?
Hormone.
Where does -tropin come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *trep-der. Ancient Greek τρέπω (trépō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek τροπή (tropḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τροπῐκός (tropĭkós)bor. English -tropic Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English -tropin From -tropic (“attracted to or acting upon”) + -in.

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