trigon

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek τρίγωνον (trígōnon, triangle), neuter substantive of τρίγωνος (trígōnos, three-sided), from τρεῖς (treîs, three) + γωνία (gōnía, bend, angle). Equivalent to tri- +‎ -gon. Doublet of trigone and trigonon.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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trigon (countable and uncountable, plural trigons)

  1. (countable, geometry, rare) A triangle.
  2. (countable, historical, music) An ancient triangular harp of Oriental origin which had four strings and was often used for banquet music. Also called sabbeka, sackbut, sambuca.
  3. (countable, astrology) A division consisting of three signs.
  4. (countable, astrology) A trine; an aspect of two planets distant 120 degrees from each other.
    • a. 1626, Bishop Andrewes, Sermon:
      In the horoscope of Christ's nativity. [] Whether a trigon or no, this tetragon I am sure there was.
  5. (uncountable, historical) An old ball game played by three people standing in a triangular formation.
  6. (countable, zoology) The cutting region of the crown of an upper molar, usually the anterior part.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for trigon”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

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Translations

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Anagrams

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Gothic

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Romanization

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trigōn

  1. Romanization of 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌲𐍉𐌽

Latin

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lūsus trigōn

Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek τρίγων (trígōn), related to τρίγωνον (trígōnon, triangle).

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Noun

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trigōn m (genitive trigōnis); third declension

  1. a Roman ball game involving three people standing in a triangle
  2.  a small ball stuffed with hair, used in this game
    Hypernym: pila

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative trigōn trigōnēs
Genitive trigōnis trigōnum
Dative trigōnī trigōnibus
Accusative trigōnem trigōnēs
Ablative trigōne trigōnibus
Vocative trigōn trigōnēs

Derived terms

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References

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  • trigon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • trigon”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • trigon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French trigone.

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Noun

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trigon n (plural trigoane)

  1. trigone

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