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.

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French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʁip.tɔt/

Adjective

triptote (plural triptotes)

  1. triptote
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