| 单词 |
triptote |
| 释义 |
triptote, n. and a. Gram.|ˈtrɪptəʊt| Also 7–8 triptot. [ad. L. triptōta (pl.) nouns that have only three case-endings, a. Gr. τρίπτωτα, pl. neuter of τρίπτωτο-ς with three case-endings, f. τρι- tri- + πτωτός falling (πτῶσις case). Cf. F. triptote.] a. n. A noun (or other word) used in three cases only. b. adj. Having only three cases.
1612Brinsley Pos. Parts (1669) 102 Q. What words do you call Triptots? A. Such as have but three cases in the singular number. 1656Blount Glossogr., Triptote (triptoton), a Noun having but three cases. 1658in Phillips. 1751Wesley Wks. (1872) XIV. 40 Triptots, which have three Cases; as, opis, opem, ope. 1886Encycl. Brit. XXI. 651/1 The nominative of the so-called ‘triptote’ nouns has, as in classical Arabic, the termination u. |

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