tricornis

Latin

Etymology

From tri +‎ cornu +‎ -is.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /triˈkor.nis/, [t̪rɪˈkɔrnɪs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /triˈkor.nis/, [t̪riˈkɔrnis]

Adjective

tricornis (neuter tricorne); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. three-horned

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative tricornis tricorne tricornēs tricornia
Genitive tricornis tricornium
Dative tricornī tricornibus
Accusative tricornem tricorne tricornēs
tricornīs		 tricornia
Ablative tricornī tricornibus
Vocative tricornis tricorne tricornēs tricornia

Descendants
  • → Catalan: tricorn
  • → French: tricorne
  • → German: Dreispitz (calque)

References
  • “tricornis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • tricornis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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