trigon

From Ancient Greek τρίγωνον (trígōnon, “triangle”), neuter substantive of τρίγωνος (trígōnos, “three-sided”), from τρεῖς (treîs, “three”) + γωνία (gōnía, “bend, angle”). Equivalent to tri- +‎ -gon. Doublet of trigone and trigonon.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹaɪɡɒn/, /ˈtɹaɪɡən/

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• Rhymes: -aɪɡɒn, -aɪɡən
• Hyphenation: tri‧gon

trigon (countable and uncountable, plural trigons)

1. (countable, geometry, rare) A triangle.
2. (countable, historical, music) An ancient triangular harp of Oriental origin which had four strings and was often used for banquet music. Also called sabbeka, sackbut, sambuca.
3. (countable, astrology) A division consisting of three star signs.

   The Cancer trigon is composed of Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces

4. (countable, astrology) A trine; an aspect of two planets distant 120 degrees from each other.
   • a. 1626, Bishop Andrewes, Sermon:

     In the horoscope of Christ's nativity. […] Whether a trigon or no, this tetragon I am sure there was.

5. (uncountable, historical) An old ball game played by three people standing in a triangular formation. See Wikipedia's entry for the game)
6. (countable, zoology) The cusp (cutting region) of the crown of an upper molar, usually the anterior part.

• “trigon”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

• Girton, Tignor, orting, roting

trigōn

1. romanization of 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌲𐍉𐌽

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τρίγων (trígōn), related to τρίγωνον (trígōnon, “triangle”).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈtrɪ.ɡoːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈt̪riː.ɡon]

trigōn m (genitive trigōnis); third declension

1. a Roman ball game involving three people standing in a triangle
2. a small ball stuffed with hair, used in this game

   Hypernym: pila

Third-declension noun.

• trigōnālis

• “trigon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “trigon”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• trigon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Borrowed from French trigone.

• IPA^(key): /triˈɡon/

trigon n (plural trigoane)

1. trigone

• “trigon”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025