τρίφυλλον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Neutral form of τρῐ́φῠλλος (trĭ́phŭllos, “three-leaved”), from τρία (tría, “three”) with φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τρῐ́φῠλλον • (trĭ́phŭllon) n (genitive τρῐφῠ́λλου); second declension

  1. clover (Trifolium fragiferum)
  2. pitch trefoil (Bituminaria bituminosa)
  3. ornament shaped like a trefoil

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ τρῐ́φῠλλον; τοῦ τρῐφῠ́λλου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ τρῐ́φῠλλον
tò trĭ́phŭllon 		τὼ τρῐφῠ́λλω
tṑ trĭphŭ́llō 		τᾰ̀ τρῐ́φῠλλᾰ
tằ trĭ́phŭllă
Genitive τοῦ τρῐφῠ́λλου
toû trĭphŭ́llou 		τοῖν τρῐφῠ́λλοιν
toîn trĭphŭ́lloin 		τῶν τρῐφῠ́λλων
tôn trĭphŭ́llōn
Dative τῷ τρῐφῠ́λλῳ
tōî trĭphŭ́llōi 		τοῖν τρῐφῠ́λλοιν
toîn trĭphŭ́lloin 		τοῖς τρῐφῠ́λλοις
toîs trĭphŭ́llois
Accusative τὸ τρῐ́φῠλλον
tò trĭ́phŭllon 		τὼ τρῐφῠ́λλω
tṑ trĭphŭ́llō 		τᾰ̀ τρῐ́φῠλλᾰ
tằ trĭ́phŭllă
Vocative τρῐ́φῠλλον
trĭ́phŭllon 		τρῐφῠ́λλω
trĭphŭ́llō 		τρῐ́φῠλλᾰ
trĭ́phŭllă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • τριφύλλιον (triphúllion)
  • τριφυλλίς (triphullís)

Further reading

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