triquetrus

Latin

Alternative forms
  • triquedrus

Etymology

From trēs and maybe Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₁d- (“sharp”). Cognate with English whet.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtri.kʷe.trus/, [ˈt̪rɪkʷɛt̪rʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtri.kwe.trus/, [ˈt̪riːkwet̪rus]
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /triˈkʷet.rus/, [t̪rɪˈkʷɛt̪rʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /triˈkwet.rus/, [t̪riˈkwɛt̪rus]

Adjective

triquetrus (feminine triquetra, neuter triquetrum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. triangular, having three corners

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative triquetrus triquetra triquetrum triquetrī triquetrae triquetra
Genitive triquetrī triquetrae triquetrī triquetrōrum triquetrārum triquetrōrum
Dative triquetrō triquetrō triquetrīs
Accusative triquetrum triquetram triquetrum triquetrōs triquetrās triquetra
Ablative triquetrō triquetrā triquetrō triquetrīs
Vocative triquetre triquetra triquetrum triquetrī triquetrae triquetra

Derived terms

References
  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 636

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