triangulus

Latin

Etymology

Derived from trēs (“three”) + angulus (“angle, corner”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /triˈan.ɡu.lus/, [trɪˈaŋ.ɡʊ.ɫʊs]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /triˈan.ɡu.lus/, [triˈaŋ.ɡu.lus]

Adjective

triangulus (feminine triangula, neuter triangulum); first/second declension

  1. triangular, three-cornered, three-sided
  2. (neuter substantive) triangle

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative triangulus triangula triangulum triangulī triangulae triangula
Genitive triangulī triangulae triangulī triangulōrum triangulārum triangulōrum
Dative triangulō triangulae triangulō triangulīs triangulīs triangulīs
Accusative triangulum triangulam triangulum triangulōs triangulās triangula
Ablative triangulō triangulā triangulō triangulīs triangulīs triangulīs
Vocative triangule triangula triangulum triangulī triangulae triangula

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  • triangulus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • triangulus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • triangulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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