triptote

English

Etymology

From Latin triptōtum, from Ancient Greek τρίπτωτος (tríptōtos), from τρι- (tri-, “three”) +‎ πίπτω (píptō, “to fall”) +‎ -τος (-tos, verbal adjective–forming suffix), influenced by the verbal noun πτῶσις (ptôsis, “inflection”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹɪptoʊt/

Noun

triptote (plural triptotes)

1. (grammar) A noun which has three cases.

   In Modern Standard Arabic, nouns belong to triptotes or diptotes, or can be indeclinable.

Hyponyms

• construct
• definite
• indefinite

Coordinate terms

• aptote
• monoptote
• diptote
• tetraptote
• pentaptote

Derived terms

• triptotic

Translations

a noun which has only three cases

Arabic: مُنْصَرِف m (munṣarif), مُتَمَكِّن m (mutamakkin) Dutch: triptoot m French: triptote (fr) m German: triptotisches Nomen n, Triptoton n, Triptotum n Latin: triptotum, triptoton Russian: трёхпаде́жное существи́тельное n (trjoxpadéžnoje suščestvítelʹnoje), трипто́т (triptót) Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁip.tɔt/

Adjective

triptote (plural triptotes)

1. triptote