tryptyk

Polish

tryptyk

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *tréyes

Proto-Hellenic *tréyes

Ancient Greek τρεῖς (treîs)

Proto-Indo-European *tri-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *trís

Proto-Hellenic *trís

Ancient Greek τρῐ́ς (trĭ́s)

Ancient Greek τρι- (tri-)

Ancient Greek πτῠ́σσω (ptŭ́ssō)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-ā́

Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā)

Ancient Greek -η (-ē)

Ancient Greek πτυχή (ptukhḗ)

Ancient Greek -ος (-os)

Ancient Greek τρίπτυχος (tríptukhos)lbor.

French triptyquebor.

Polish tryptyk

Borrowed from French triptyque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrɘp.tɘk/

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• Rhymes: -ɘptɘk
• Syllabification: tryp‧tyk

Noun

tryptyk m inan (related adjective tryptykowy)

1. (art, Roman Catholicism) triptych (altar decorated with paintings and bas-reliefs, with a fixed main part inside and two closed side wings connected by hinges)

   Hypernym: ołtarz

   Coordinate terms: dyptyk, poliptyk

2. (film, literature, music, painting, theater) triptych (work that consists of three parts)

   Synonym: trylogia

Declension

Declension of tryptyk

	singular	plural
nominative	tryptyk	tryptyki
genitive	tryptyku	tryptyków
dative	tryptykowi	tryptykom
accusative	tryptyk	tryptyki
instrumental	tryptykiem	tryptykami
locative	tryptyku	tryptykach
vocative	tryptyku	tryptyki

Further reading

• “tryptyk”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “tryptyk”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)
• tryptyk in PWN's encyclopedia