tryton

See also: Tryton

Polish

tryton

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrɘ.tɔn/

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• Rhymes: -ɘtɔn
• Syllabification: try‧ton
• Homophone: Tryton

Etymology 1

From Tryton.

Noun

tryton m animal

1. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) merman
2. newt (amphibian)

   Synonym: traszka

Declension

Declension of tryton

	singular	plural
nominative	tryton	trytony
genitive	trytona	trytonów
dative	trytonowi	trytonom
accusative	trytona	trytony
instrumental	trytonem	trytonami
locative	trytonie	trytonach
vocative	trytonie	trytony

Related terms

noun

• Tryton

 

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin tritonus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek τρίτονος (trítonos).

Noun

tryton m inan

1. (music) tritone

Declension

Declension of tryton

	singular	plural
nominative	tryton	trytony
genitive	trytonu	trytonów
dative	trytonowi	trytonom
accusative	tryton	trytony
instrumental	trytonem	trytonami
locative	trytonie	trytonach
vocative	trytonie	trytony

Further reading

• tryton in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• tryton in Polish dictionaries at PWN