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triptote

/ˈtɹɪptoʊt/

triptote noun: a noun which has three cases.

Noun

triptote (plural triptotes)

  1. A noun which has three cases.
    • In Modern Standard Arabic, nouns belong to triptotes or diptotes, or can be indeclinable.

triptote meaning in Arabic

triptote in Arabic

a noun which has only three cases
مُنْصَرِف munṣarif, مُتَمَكِّن mutamakkin

Forms of triptote

pluraltriptotes

Origin of triptote

From Latin triptōtum, from Ancient Greek τρίπτωτος (tríptōtos), from τρι- (tri-, “three”) + πίπτω (píptō, “to fall”) + -τος (-tos, verbal adjective–forming suffix), influenced by the verbal noun πτῶσις (ptôsis, “inflection”).

Words formed from triptote

Questions about triptote

What does triptote mean?
Triptote means a noun which has three cases.
What is triptote in Arabic?
Triptote in Arabic is مُنْصَرِف (munṣarif), مُتَمَكِّن (mutamakkin). See Triptote meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is triptote?
Triptote is a noun.
How do you pronounce triptote?
Triptote is pronounced /ˈtɹɪptoʊt/.
What is the plural of triptote?
The plural of triptote is triptotes.

Words near triptote in the dictionary

  1. triptolide
  2. tripton
  3. triptonide
  4. triptons
  5. triptorelin
  6. triptote
  7. triptotes
  8. triptotic
  9. triptotical
  10. triptrap
  11. triptrapped

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