tripod
/tˈɹaɪˌpɒd/TRIGH-pod
/tˈɹaɪˌpɑd/TRIGH-pahd
Meaningthree-footed
Common meaning: a three-legged stand
- trithree
- poda footLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1261 · scan
‘three’ + ‘a foot’ → tripod
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
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Origin: Built on Greek πούς ‘a foot’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry πούς, p. 1261 · dictionary scan
Roots
- πούς, ποδός Greek “a foot”
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