trianguł

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin triangulīs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrjaŋ.ɡuw/
• Rhymes: -aŋɡuw
• Syllabification: trian‧guł

Noun

trianguł m inan

1. (music) triangle (percussion instrument made by forming a metal rod into a triangular shape which is open at one angle. It is suspended from a string and hit with a metal bar to make a resonant sound)

   Synonyms: trójkąt, triangel

2. (Christianity) tenebrae hearse (triangular liturgical candle holder with fifteen candles, used during Tenebrae)
3. (Christianity) triple candlestick (type of liturgical candlestick, a pole with three candles, used at the Paschal Vigil)
4. (surveying) triangulation tower (a tower (usually made of wooden logs), usually several metres high, erected above triangulation grid points)

   Synonym: wieża triangulacyjna

Declension

Declension of trianguł

	singular	plural
nominative	trianguł	trianguły
genitive	triangułu	triangułów
dative	triangułowi	triangułom
accusative	trianguł	trianguły
instrumental	triangułem	triangułami
locative	triangule	triangułach
vocative	triangule	trianguły

Further reading

• trianguł in Polish dictionaries at PWN