triantán
See also: triantan
Irish
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Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Munster" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [tʲɾʲiːən̪ˠˈt̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ]
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Connacht" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [ˈtʲɾʲiːən̪ˠt̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ]
triantán: (file)
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Ulster" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [ˈtʲɾʲiːən̪ˠˈt̪ˠæn̪ˠ]
Noun
triantán m (genitive singular triantáin, nominative plural triantáin)
- (geometry, music, cue sports) triangle
- (electricity) delta
- triangular section, wedge (of cake)
Declension
Declension of triantán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- triantán comhchosach (“isosceles triangle”)
- triantán dronuilleach (“right-angled triangle”)
- triantán scailéanach, triantán corrshleasach (“scalene triangle”)
- triantán suthain (“love triangle”)
- triantánach (“triangular; deltoid”, adjective)
- triantánacht (“trigonometry”)
- triantánaigh (“triangulate”, transitive verb)
- triantánúil (“trigonometrical”, adjective)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
triantán | thriantán | dtriantán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “triantán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “triangle”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024