Tropæan

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Tropæan

/tɹəʊˈpiːən/ UK

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From Latin tropae(us) (“turning back”, “returning”, adjective) + -an; from the Plinian phrase ventī tropaeī (“sea-breezes”, literally “winds blowing from the sea towards the land”), from Ancient Greek τροπαῖος (tropaîos, adjective) (also used in the noun phrase πνοή τροπαία (pnoḗ tropaía, “an alternating wind, blowing back from sea to land”)), from τρόπος (trópos, “turning”).

adjective Tropaean

not comparable, obsolete, rare, of an air current Blowing from sea to land. The frequent rains brought by the Tropæan winds from the Irish Seas.

proper noun Tropaean

rare An epithet of Jupiter and Zeus: turner to flight; he who puts to flight. At the seven gates seven Argive warriors rag’d, / / But, Chief with daring Chief engag’d, / / Left to Tropæan Jove their glittering spoils.

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@misc{trop_an_2026,
  title = {Tropæan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trop%C3%A6an},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}