triones

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹaɪ.əʊnz/

Noun

triones

1. plural of trione

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin triōnēs, plural of triō; compare septentrion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɹaɪˈəʊniːz/

Noun

triones pl (plural only)

1. The seven principal stars in the constellation Ursa Major

   Synonyms: (especially US) Big Dipper, (especially UK) Plough, (somewhat dated, UK) Charles' Wain, (dated, US) Drinking Gourd, (Asia) Northern Ladle, (archaic) Northern Waggoner, (archaic, UK) Wain

Anagrams

• Orients, in store, instore, iterons, nitrose, noirest, norites, oestrin, orients, sterino, stonier, tersion, tries on

Latin

Noun

triōnēs

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of triō

References

• triones in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)