τρίγωνον

See also: Τρίγωνον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Neuter substantive of τρίγωνος (trígōnos, “three-cornered”), from τρεῖς (treîs, “three”) + γωνία (gōnía, “corner, angle”)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τρῐ́γωνον • (trĭ́gōnon) n (genitive τρῐγώνου); second declension

  1. triangle (geometric shape)
  2. triangular oriental harp, spindle harp (musical instrument)
  3. one of the Athenian lawcourts
  4. (astronomy) the constellation Triangulum
  5. a type of lozenge

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ τρῐ́γωνον; τοῦ τρῐγώνου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ τρῐ́γωνον
tò trĭ́gōnon 		τὼ τρῐγώνω
tṑ trĭgṓnō 		τᾰ̀ τρῐ́γωνᾰ
tằ trĭ́gōnă
Genitive τοῦ τρῐγώνου
toû trĭgṓnou 		τοῖν τρῐγώνοιν
toîn trĭgṓnoin 		τῶν τρῐγώνων
tôn trĭgṓnōn
Dative τῷ τρῐγώνῳ
tōî trĭgṓnōi 		τοῖν τρῐγώνοιν
toîn trĭgṓnoin 		τοῖς τρῐγώνοις
toîs trĭgṓnois
Accusative τὸ τρῐ́γωνον
tò trĭ́gōnon 		τὼ τρῐγώνω
tṑ trĭgṓnō 		τᾰ̀ τρῐ́γωνᾰ
tằ trĭ́gōnă
Vocative τρῐ́γωνον
trĭ́gōnon 		τρῐγώνω
trĭgṓnō 		τρῐ́γωνᾰ
trĭ́gōnă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → English: trigon, trigonon
  • → Latin: trigōnum

Adjective

τρίγωνον • (trígōnon)

  1. inflection of τρίγωνος (trígōnos):
    1. masculine accusative singular
    2. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular

Further reading

  • “τρίγωνος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
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