tryton

See also: Tryton

Polish

tryton

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrɘ.tɔn/

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• Rhymes: -ɘtɔn
• Syllabification: try‧ton
• Homophone: Tryton

Etymology 1

From Tryton.

Noun

tryton m animal

1. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) merman
2. newt (amphibian)

   Synonym: traszka

Declension

Declension of tryton

	singular	plural
nominative	tryton	trytony
genitive	trytona	trytonów
dative	trytonowi	trytonom
accusative	trytona	trytony
instrumental	trytonem	trytonami
locative	trytonie	trytonach
vocative	trytonie	trytony

Related terms

noun

• Tryton

Etymology 2

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 τρῐ- (trĭ-)

Proto-Indo-European *ten-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *tónos

Proto-Hellenic *tónos

Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos)

Ancient Greek τρῐ́τονος (trĭ́tonos)bor.

Medieval Latin tritonuslbor.

Polish tryton

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin tritonus, borrowed from Ancient Greek τρῐ́τονος (trĭ́tonos). By surface analysis, Latin tri- + tonus.

Noun

tryton m inan

1. (music) tritone

Declension

Declension of tryton

	singular	plural
nominative	tryton	trytony
genitive	trytonu	trytonów
dative	trytonowi	trytonom
accusative	tryton	trytony
instrumental	trytonem	trytonami
locative	trytonie	trytonach
vocative	trytonie	trytony

Further reading

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