Triptychon

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τρίπτυχον (tríptukhon), neuter singular of τρίπτυχος (tríptukhos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʁɪptɪçɔn/, /ˈtʁɪptʏçɔn/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Tri‧p‧ty‧chon

Noun

Triptychon n (strong, genitive Triptychons, plural Triptycha or Triptychen)

  1. (art) triptych

Declension

Declension of Triptychon [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Triptychon die Triptycha, Triptychen
genitive eines des Triptychons der Triptycha, Triptychen
dative einem dem Triptychon den Triptycha, Triptychen
accusative ein das Triptychon die Triptycha, Triptychen

Further reading

  • “Triptychon” in Duden online
  • “Triptychon”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)