Dictionary

trident en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈtɹaɪ̯dənt/

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes From Latin tridēns, from tri- (“three”) + dēns (“tooth”).

Meanings

1. A three-pronged spear somewhat resembling a pitchfork.
   • Poseidon's trident
   • I recall the height of comfort attained by the green-cushioned "first" with starched white antimacassars and a pretentious grey floor mat on which it seemed a sacrilege to stand, as it was embellished with the North Western conception of Britannia, complete with trident. 1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, pages 703-704:
2. A curve of third order of the form
   • xy+ax³+bx²+cx=d,

Forms

Deriveds

trident bat · tridented · impossible trident · tridentlike · tridental · Trident Board

Relateds

tryzub · trisula

Synonyms

trident curve (curve)

Translations (74)

mk тризабец (three-pronged spear) · km ត្រីសូល៍ (three-pronged spear) · th ตรีศูล (three-pronged spear) · sa त्रिशूल (three-pronged spear) · id trisula (three-pronged spear) · bn ত্রিশূল (three-pronged spear) · uk тризу́бець (three-pronged spear) · cmn 三叉槍 /三叉枪 (three-pronged spear) · ko 삼지창 (three-pronged spear) · sv treudd (three-pronged spear) · pt tridente (three-pronged spear) · cs trojzubec (three-pronged spear) · ga adhal (three-pronged spear) · fr trident (three-pronged spear) · si ත්රිශූලය (three-pronged spear) · ka სამკაპი (three-pronged spear) · sh трозубац (three-pronged spear) · kn ತ್ರಿಶೂಲ (three-pronged spear) · nl drietand (three-pronged spear) · es tridente (three-pronged spear) · el τρίαινα (three-pronged spear) · grc τρίαινα (three-pronged spear) · fi atrain (three-pronged spear) · de Dreizack (three-pronged spear) · oc trident (three-pronged spear) · eu hiruhortz (three-pronged spear) · km ច្បូក (three-pronged spear) · lv trijzobs (three-pronged spear) · ms trisula (three-pronged spear) · la fuscina (three-pronged spear) · te త్రిశూలము (three-pronged spear) · tr trident (three-pronged spear) · crh trızub (three-pronged spear) · ms serampang (three-pronged spear) · mr त्रिशूल (three-pronged spear) · bg тризъбец (three-pronged spear) · ru трезу́бец (three-pronged spear) · la tridēns (three-pronged spear) · gu ત્રિશૂળ (three-pronged spear) · sk trojzub (three-pronged spear) · cmn 三叉戟 (three-pronged spear) · hu háromágú szigony (three-pronged spear) · gl tridente (three-pronged spear) · ja トライデント (three-pronged spear) · ne त्रिशूल (three-pronged spear) · hu tridens (three-pronged spear) · te త్రిశూలం (three-pronged spear) · is þríforkur (three-pronged spear) · io tridento (three-pronged spear) · sw tridenti (three-pronged spear) · no trefork (three-pronged spear) · sh trozubac (three-pronged spear) · mr त्रिशूळ (three-pronged spear) · grc θρῖναξ (three-pronged spear) · fi kolmikärki (three-pronged spear) · ca trident (three-pronged spear) · lt trišakis (three-pronged spear) · fa شل (three-pronged spear) · ka სამკბილა (three-pronged spear) · eo tridento (three-pronged spear) · ml ത്രിശൂലം (three-pronged spear) · sl trizob (three-pronged spear) · hi त्रिशूल (three-pronged spear) · vi đinh ba (three-pronged spear) · pl trójząb (three-pronged spear) · sq tërfurk (three-pronged spear) · ro trident (three-pronged spear) · uk тризу́б (three-pronged spear) · it tridente (three-pronged spear) · ja 三叉槍 (three-pronged spear) · vi ba chĩa (three-pronged spear) · ga trírinn (three-pronged spear) · br forh a dri biz (three-pronged spear) · cy tryfer (three-pronged spear)