trigon

English

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹaɪɡɒn/, /ˈtɹaɪɡən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -aɪɡɒn, -aɪɡən
• Hyphenation: tri‧gon

Noun

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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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.)

Related terms

• triangle
• trigonal
• trigone
• trigonid
• trigonometry
• trigonon

 

Translations

rare: triangle

• Catalan: trígon m
• Dutch: driehoek (nl) m
• Georgian: სამკუთხედი (samḳutxedi)
• Latin: trigōnum n
• Malay: trigon
• Spanish: trígono (es) m

Anagrams

• Girton, Tignor, orting, roting

Gothic

Romanization

trigōn

1. Romanization of 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌲𐍉𐌽

Latin

lūsus trigōn

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtri.ɡoːn/, [ˈt̪rɪɡoːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtri.ɡon/, [ˈt̪riːɡon]

Noun

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

Derived terms

• trigōnālis

Declension

Third-declension noun.

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

References

• “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

Etymology

Borrowed from French trigone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /triˈɡon/

Noun

trigon n (plural trigoane)

1. trigone

Declension

Declension of trigon

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) trigon	trigonul	(niște) trigoane	trigoanele
genitive/dative	(unui) trigon	trigonului	(unor) trigoane	trigoanelor
vocative	trigonule		trigoanelor

Further reading

• trigon in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)