tricorn

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tricornis (“three-horned; three-pronged”).[1] By surface analysis, tri- +‎ corn(er). Compare French tricorne (“three-cornered hat”). Doublet of tricorne.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɹaɪkɔːn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɹaɪkɔɹn/
  • Rhymes: -aɪkɔː(ɹ)n

Noun

tricorn (plural tricorns)

  1. A three-cornered hat, with the brim turned up.
    Alternative form: tricorne
  2. (mathematics) A three-horned fractal.

Translations

Adjective

tricorn (not comparable)

  1. Having three horns or similar projections.

References

  1. ^ “tricorn, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French tricorne. By surface analysis, tri- (“three”) +‎ corn (“horn”).

Noun

tricorn n (plural tricornuri)

  1. tricorn (hat)

Declension

Declension of tricorn
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative tricorn tricornul tricornuri tricornurile
genitive-dative tricorn tricornului tricornuri tricornurilor
vocative tricornule tricornurilor
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