triceps

See also: tríceps

English

Etymology

From Latin trīceps (“triple-headed”), from trēs (“three”) + caput (“head”).

Noun

triceps (plural triceps or tricepses)

  1. (anatomy) Any muscle having three heads.
  2. (anatomy) Specifically, the triceps brachii.

Synonyms

Translations
triceps brachii — see triceps brachii

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin triceps (“three-headed”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtri.sɛps/
  • Hyphenation: tri‧ceps
  • Rhymes: -isɛps

Noun

triceps m (plural tricepsen)

  1. triceps brachii

Latin

Etymology

From trēs (“three”) +‎ -ceps (“headed”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

triceps (genitive tricipitis); third declension

  1. triple-headed, having three heads
  2. divided into three parts

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative triceps triceps tricipitēs tricipitia
Genitive tricipitis tricipitis tricipitium tricipitium
Dative tricipitī tricipitī tricipitibus tricipitibus
Accusative tricipitem triceps tricipitēs tricipitia
Ablative tricipitī tricipitī tricipitibus tricipitibus
Vocative triceps triceps tricipitēs tricipitia

Descendants

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

Spanish

Noun

triceps m (plural triceps)

  1. triceps
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