triomf

Catalan

Alternative forms

• triumf (colloquial)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin triumphus (“triumphal procession”), ultimately from Ancient Greek θρίαμβος (thríambos, “thriambus”). Doublet of trumfo. Triomf was originally a literary form, influenced by French triomphe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [tɾiˈomf]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

triomf m (plural triomfs)

1. triumph

   Synonyms: victòria, èxit

Derived terms

• arc de triomf

Related terms

• triomfal
• triomfar

Further reading

• “triomf”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “triomf”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “triomf” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “triomf” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch [Term?], from Old French triomphe, from Latin triumphus (“triumphal procession”), from Old Latin triumpus, from Etruscan *𐌈𐌓𐌉𐌀𐌌𐌐𐌄 (*θriampe), from Ancient Greek θρίαμβος (thríambos, “thriambus”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: tri‧omf

Noun

triomf m (plural triomfen, diminutive triomfje n)

1. triumph

Derived terms

• triomfboog, triomfbalk

Related terms

• triomfant, triomferen

Descendants

• Negerhollands: triomf