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trigonon

trigonon noun: a small triangular harp.

Noun

trigonon (plural trigona or trigonons)

  1. (historical) A small triangular harp.
    • The early Greek Trigonon, like its progenitor the Egyptian harp, appears to have had no fore-pillar; small Trigona were, however, made at some subsequent but unascertained time, with a fore-pilar and a very small sound box.1873, W. K. Sullivan, “Introduction”, in On the Manners and Customs of the Ancient Irish, volume I, page cccclxxxviii
    • Soft Lydian pipes, trigonons, silvery flutes, / Blend in the lamp-lit air with gentle lutes.1894, Mansfield Lovell Hillhouse, “XIX. The Merchant’s Banquet”, in Iola, the Senator’s Daughter: A Story of Ancient Rome (about 24 B.C.), New York, London: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, The Knickerbocker...

Examples of trigonon in a sentence

  • Among other musical instruments in the north Pontic area of which we know from archaeological evidence, are the horns, shell-trumpets, trigonons (harps), Pan-pipes, lutes, and zithers.1959, George Vernadsky, The Origins of Russia, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 157:
  • Of the two varieties of closed trigona, one is essentially like the open trigonon but with a post running parallel to the strings from the tip of the base arm to the tip of the soundbox.1999, Thomas J. Mathiesen, “III. Musical instruments”, “Chordophones”, “Psalteria”, “Trigonon and sambuke”, in Appolo’s Lyre: Greek Music...

Forms of trigonon

pluraltrigona
pluraltrigonons

Origin of trigonon

From Ancient Greek τρῐ́γωνον (trĭ́gōnon). Doublet of trigon and trigone.

Questions about trigonon

What does trigonon mean?
Trigonon means a small triangular harp.
How do you use trigonon in a sentence?
Among other musical instruments in the north Pontic area of which we know from archaeological evidence, are the horns, shell-trumpets, trigonons (harps), Pan-pipes, lutes, and zithers.
What part of speech is trigonon?
Trigonon is a noun.
What is the plural of trigonon?
The plural of trigonon is trigona.

Words near trigonon in the dictionary

  1. trigonometrics
  2. trigonometries
  3. trigonometrist
  4. trigonometrists
  5. trigonometry
  6. trigonon
  7. trigonons
  8. trigonotarbid
  9. trigonotarbids
  10. trigonous
  11. trigonously

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