tricorniger

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

1. having three horns
2. having three points; trifurcate

Inflection

First/second declension, nominative masculine singular in -er.

Number	Singular				Plural
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