tricorniger
Latin
Etymology
tri- (“three”) + cornū (“horn”) + -ger (“bearing”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /triˈkor.ni.ɡer/, [trɪˈkɔr.nɪ.ɡɛr]
Adjective
tricorniger (feminine tricornigera, neuter tricornigerum); first/second declension
- having three horns
- having three points; trifurcate
Inflection
First/second declension, nominative masculine singular in -er.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | tricorniger | tricornigera | tricornigerum | tricornigerī | tricornigerae | tricornigera | |
Genitive | tricornigerī | tricornigerae | tricornigerī | tricornigerōrum | tricornigerārum | tricornigerōrum | |
Dative | tricornigerō | tricornigerae | tricornigerō | tricornigerīs | tricornigerīs | tricornigerīs | |
Accusative | tricornigerum | tricornigeram | tricornigerum | tricornigerōs | tricornigerās | tricornigera | |
Ablative | tricornigerō | tricornigerā | tricornigerō | tricornigerīs | tricornigerīs | tricornigerīs | |
Vocative | tricorniger | tricornigera | tricornigerum | tricornigerī | tricornigerae | tricornigera |
Synonyms
- (having three horns): tricornis
- (having three points): tricuspis
References
- tricorniger in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- tricorniger in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette