LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

trigōnum

trigōnum n (genitive trigōnī)
Classical[trɪˈɡoː.nũː]Ecclesiastical[triˈɡɔː.num]

Meaning

  1. New Latintrigone, triangle
    trigōnum femorālefemoral triangle
    Hexagonum in Trigono conſpicio: non æquantur.I see a Hexagon in a Triangle: they are not equal.1659, Juan Caramuel Lobkowitz, Caramuelis metalogica disputationes de logicae essentia, proprietatibus, et operationibus continens, volume 3, page 139:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetrigōnumtrigōna
genitivetrigōnītrigōnōrum
dativetrigōnōtrigōnīs
accusativetrigōnumtrigōna
ablativetrigōnōtrigōnīs
vocativetrigōnumtrigōna

Origins

From Ancient Greek τρῐ́γωνον (trĭ́gōnon) or alternatively neuter of trigōnus.

Descendants
  • Englishtrigone

In English words that came into English from trigōnum

  • trigonetrigōnum

Quick answers

What does trigōnum mean in Latin?
trigōnum, a noun, means “trigone, triangle”.
What is the genitive of trigōnum?
The genitive singular is trigōnī. trigōnum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce trigōnum?
In classical Latin, [trɪˈɡoː.nũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [triˈɡɔː.num].