тритон

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Bulgarian

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Гребенест тритон

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Τρίτων (Trítōn) - Greek demigod of the sea, with an upper body of a man and a lower body of a fish.

Pronunciation

Noun

трито́н (tritónm

  1. newt (tailed amphibian of genus Triturus)

Declension

References

  • тритон”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • тритон”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French triton.

Noun

трито́н (tritónm anim (genitive трито́на, nominative plural трито́ны, genitive plural трито́нов)

  1. newt (type of salamander)
Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

трито́н (tritónm inan (genitive трито́на, nominative plural трито́ны, genitive plural трито́нов)

  1. (physics, chemistry) triton (nucleus of tritium)
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Etymology 3

Noun

трито́н (tritónm inan (genitive трито́на, nominative plural трито́ны, genitive plural трито́нов)

  1. (music) tritone (musical interval of three tones)
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