τρίκυκλο

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɾi.ci.klo/
  • Hyphenation: τρί‧κυ‧κλο

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from French tricycle from Ancient Greek τρι- (tri-) & κύκλος (kúklos).[1] By surface analysis, τρί- (trí-) +‎ κύκλ(ος) (kýkl(os)) + suffix -ο for neuters. Also see the adjective τρίκυκλος (tríkyklos).

Noun

τρίκυκλο • (tríkyklo) n (plural τρίκυκλα)

  1. three-wheeled vehicle
    1. three-wheeler
  • see: τρίκυκλος (tríkyklos, adjective)
    1. motorcycle combination, motorcycle and sidecar
    2. (uncommon) tricycle (three-wheeled bicycle)
  2. (generally) anything with three wheels or three cycles
Declension
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Declension of τρίκυκλο
singular plural
nominative τρίκυκλο (tríkyklo) τρίκυκλα (tríkykla)
genitive τρίκυκλου (tríkyklou) τρίκυκλων (tríkyklon)
accusative τρίκυκλο (tríkyklo) τρίκυκλα (tríkykla)
vocative τρίκυκλο (tríkyklo) τρίκυκλα (tríkykla)

Etymology 2

Inflectional form.

Adjective

τρίκυκλο • (tríkyklo)

  1. accusative masculine singular of τρίκυκλος (tríkyklos)
  2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of τρίκυκλος (tríkyklos)

References

  1. ^ τρίκυκλο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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