Triton

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See also: triton, Tritón, and tritón

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Τρίτων (Trítōn, “a sea god”).

Proper noun

Triton m

  1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Tritonidae – triton snails, now in the genus Charonia (family Ranellidae).
  2. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Salamandridae – certain newts, efts, and salamanders.

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English

Mosaic of Triton, the sea god.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Τρίτων (Trítōn).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Triton

  1. (Greek mythology) A god of the sea, son of Poseidon.
  2. (astronomy) The seventh moon of Neptune.

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notable dwarf planets 		Mercury Venus Earth Mars Ceres Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto Eris
Notable
moons 		— — Moon Phobos
Deimos 		— Io
Europa
Ganymede
Callisto 		Mimas
Enceladus
Tethys
Dione
Rhea
Titan
Iapetus
Miranda
Ariel
Umbriel
Titania
Oberon 		Triton Charon Dysnomia

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Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Triton ?

  1. (Greek mythology) Triton
  2. (astronomy) Triton

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Τρῑ́των (Trī́tōn).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Trītōn m (genitive Trītōnis); third declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Triton (mythological sea god)
  2. A river and lake in Libya
  3. the name of a ship

Noun

Trītōn m (genitive Trītōnis); third declension

  1. (mythology) a merman
  2. (zoology) a type of fish

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Trītōn Trītōnes
Trītōnēs
Genitive Trītōnis
Trītōnos 		Trītōnum
Dative Trītōnī Trītōnibus
Accusative Trītōna
Trītōnem 		Trītōnas
Trītōnēs
Ablative Trītōne Trītōnibus
Vocative Trītōn Trītōnes
Trītōnēs

References

  • “Triton”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Triton in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Turkish

Turkish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia tr
Turkish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia tr

Proper noun

Triton

  1. (Greek mythology) Triton
  2. (astronomy) Triton
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