trachelus

== Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek τράχηλος (trákhēlos, “neck, throat”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [traˈkʰeː.ɫʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [traˈkɛː.lus] === Noun === trachēlus m (genitive trachēlī); second declension The neck of a catapult ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. === References === “trachelus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.