tricornis

Latin

Etymology

From tri +‎ cornu +‎ -is.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /triˈkor.nis/, [t̪rɪˈkɔrnɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /triˈkor.nis/, [t̪riˈkɔrnis]

Adjective

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

1. three-horned

Declension

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

• → Catalan: tricorn
• → French: tricorne
• → German: Dreispitz (calque)

References

• “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.