Latin

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Etymology

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From tri +‎ cornu +‎ -is.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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tricornis (neuter tricorne); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. three-horned

Declension

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Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative tricornis tricorne tricornēs tricornia
Genitive tricornis tricornium
Dative tricornī tricornibus
Accusative tricornem tricorne tricornēs
tricornīs
tricornia
Ablative tricornī tricornibus
Vocative tricornis tricorne tricornēs tricornia

Descendants

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  • Catalan: tricorn
  • French: tricorne

References

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  • tricornis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • tricornis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.