тритон

Bulgarian

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Τρίτων (Trítōn) - Greek demigod of the sea, with an upper body of a man and a lower body of a fish.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [triˈtɔn]

Noun

трито́н • (tritónm

  1. newt (tailed amphibian of genus Triturus)

Declension

Declension of трито́н
singular plural
indefinite трито́н
tritón
трито́ни
tritóni
definite
(subject form)
трито́нът
tritónǎt
трито́ните
tritónite
definite
(object form)
трито́на
tritóna
count form трито́на
tritóna

References

  • тритон”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • тритон”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [trʲɪˈton]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French triton.

Noun

трито́н • (tritónm anim (genitive трито́на, nominative plural трито́ны, genitive plural трито́нов)

  1. newt (type of salamander)
Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

трито́н • (tritónm inan (genitive трито́на, nominative plural трито́ны, genitive plural трито́нов)

  1. (physics, chemistry) triton (nucleus of tritium)
Declension

Etymology 3

Noun

трито́н • (tritónm inan (genitive трито́на, nominative plural трито́ны, genitive plural трито́нов)

  1. (music) tritone (musical interval of three tones)
Declension