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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

tricorn en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtɹaɪkɔɹn/ (US)
  • /ˈtɹaɪkɔːn/ (UK)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tricornis (“three-horned; three-pronged”). By surface analysis, tri- + corn(er). Compare French tricorne (“three-cornered hat”). Doublet of tricorne.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Having three horns or similar projections.

tricorn en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtɹaɪkɔɹn/ (US)
  • /ˈtɹaɪkɔːn/ (UK)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tricornis (“three-horned; three-pronged”). By surface analysis, tri- + corn(er). Compare French tricorne (“three-cornered hat”). Doublet of tricorne.

Meanings

  1. A three-cornered hat, with the brim turned up.
  2. A three-horned fractal.

Forms

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Relateds

quadricorn · unicorn · bicorne · bicorn · tricorne

Translations (12)

fi kolmikolkkahattu (a three-cornered hat) · ro tricorn (a three-cornered hat) · bg тривърха шапка (a three-cornered hat) · hu háromszögletű kalap (a three-cornered hat) · el τρικέρατο (mathematics: a three-horned fractal) · cs třírohák (a three-cornered hat) · es tricornio (mathematics: a three-horned fractal) · es tricornio (a three-cornered hat) · ru трико́рн (a three-cornered hat) · cs třírohý klobouk (a three-cornered hat) · ru треуго́лка (a three-cornered hat) · de Dreispitz (a three-cornered hat)