noun · masculinethird declension
trigōn
trigōn m (genitive trigōnis)
Classical[ˈtrɪ.ɡoːn]Ecclesiastical[ˈtriː.ɡon]
Meaning
- a Roman ball game involving three people standing in a triangle
- a small ball stuffed with hair, used in this game
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | trigōn | trigōnēs |
| genitive | trigōnis | trigōnum |
| dative | trigōnī | trigōnibus |
| accusative | trigōnem | trigōnēs |
| ablative | trigōne | trigōnibus |
| vocative | trigōn | trigōnēs |
trĭgōn, ōnis, m., = τρίγων or τρίγωνον,
I. a kind of ball for playing with, esp. in the baths, Mart. 4, 19, 5; 7, 72, 9; 12, 83, 3:
fugio campum lusumque trigonem, a game of ball, Hor. S. 1, 6, 126.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
trigōn ōnis, m
, τρίγων, a ball stuffed with hair, playing-ball: fugio lusum trigonem, a game of ball, H.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek τρίγων (trígōn), related to τρίγωνον (trígōnon, “triangle”).