trident

/tˈɹaɪdənt/TRIGH-duhnt
/tˈɹaɪdənt/TRIGH-duhnt

Meaningthree teeth

Common meaning: a three-pronged spear

‘three’ + ‘a tooth’ → trident

Journey through time

  1. Latindēns, dentis‘a tooth’
  2. Frenchtrident
  3. Englishtrident‘a three-pronged spear’ · today

tri- also in: tripodtrigramtrivialtricyclenontrivial

dent also in: dentaldandelion

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin dēns ‘a tooth’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry dēns, p. 546 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

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