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English
Etymology
From Latin triptōtum, from Ancient Greek τρίπτωτος (tríptōtos), from τρι- (tri-, “three”) + πίπτω (píptō, “to fall”) + -τος (-tos, verbal adjective–forming suffix), influenced by the verbal noun πτῶσις (ptôsis, “inflection”).
Pronunciation
Noun
triptote (plural triptotes)
- (grammar) A noun which has three cases.
In Modern Standard Arabic, nouns belong to triptotes or diptotes, or can be indeclinable.
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Translations
a noun which has only three cases
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
triptote (plural triptotes)
- triptote