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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Neuter substantive of τρίγωνος (trígōnos, “three-cornered”), from τρεῖς (treîs, “three”) + γωνία (gōnía, “corner, angle”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /trí.ɡɔː.non/ → /ˈtri.ɣo.non/ → /ˈtri.ɣo.non/
Noun
τρῐ́γωνον • (trĭ́gōnon) n (genitive τρῐγώνου); second declension
- triangle (geometric shape)
- triangular oriental harp, spindle harp (musical instrument)
- one of the Athenian lawcourts
- (astronomy) the constellation Triangulum
- a type of lozenge
Inflection
Descendants
Adjective
τρίγωνον • (trígōnon)
- inflection of τρίγωνος (trígōnos):
- masculine accusative singular
- neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
Further reading
- “τρίγωνος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.