trident
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
PIE word |
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*tréyes |
From Latin tridēns, from tri- (“three”) + dēns (“tooth”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
trident (plural tridents)
- A three-pronged spear somewhat resembling a pitchfork.
- Poseidon's trident
- 1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, pages 703-704:
- I recall the height of comfort attained by the green-cushioned "first" with starched white antimacassars and a pretentious grey floor mat on which it seemed a sacrilege to stand, as it was embellished with the North Western conception of Britannia, complete with trident.
- (geometry) A curve of third order of the form:
Synonyms[edit]
- (curve): trident curve
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
three-pronged spear
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See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Trident curve on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin tridentem.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
trident m (plural tridents)
Further reading[edit]
- “trident” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “trident”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “trident” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “trident” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
trident m (plural tridents)
Further reading[edit]
- “trident”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French trident, from Latin tridens.
Noun[edit]
trident n (plural tridente)
Declension[edit]
Declension of trident
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) trident | tridentul | (niște) tridente | tridentele |
genitive/dative | (unui) trident | tridentului | (unor) tridente | tridentelor |
vocative | tridentule | tridentelor |
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