trigonal

English

Etymology

From Latin trigōnālis (“triangular”),^[1] equivalent to trigon +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• (United Kingdom)
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtrɪɡ(ə)n(ə)l/

Adjective

trigonal (comparative more trigonal, superlative most trigonal)

1. Having three angles and three sides, triangular.
2. (crystallography) Of or pertaining to a crystal system with three equal and equally inclined but not perpendicular axes.
3. (anatomy) Relating to the trigone

Translations

triangular

Dutch: driehoekig (nl), trigonaal (nl) Finnish: kolmikulmainen (fi) Galician: trigonal German: trigonal Italian: trigono (it)

crystallography

Bulgarian: тригонален (trigonalen) Chinese: Mandarin: 三方 (zh) (sānfāng) Dutch: trigonaal (nl) Finnish: trigoninen (fi)

References

1. “trigonal, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2021.

Galician

Adjective

trigonal m or f (plural trigonais)

1. rhombohedral, trigonal

German

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

trigonal (strong nominative masculine singular trigonaler, not comparable)

1. trigonal

Declension

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist trigonal	sie ist trigonal	es ist trigonal	sie sind trigonal
strong declension (without article)	nominative	trigonaler	trigonale	trigonales	trigonale
	genitive	trigonalen	trigonaler	trigonalen	trigonaler
	dative	trigonalem	trigonaler	trigonalem	trigonalen
	accusative	trigonalen	trigonale	trigonales	trigonale
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der trigonale	die trigonale	das trigonale	die trigonalen
	genitive	des trigonalen	der trigonalen	des trigonalen	der trigonalen
	dative	dem trigonalen	der trigonalen	dem trigonalen	den trigonalen
	accusative	den trigonalen	die trigonale	das trigonale	die trigonalen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein trigonaler	eine trigonale	ein trigonales	(keine) trigonalen
	genitive	eines trigonalen	einer trigonalen	eines trigonalen	(keiner) trigonalen
	dative	einem trigonalen	einer trigonalen	einem trigonalen	(keinen) trigonalen
	accusative	einen trigonalen	eine trigonale	ein trigonales	(keine) trigonalen

Positive forms of trigonal (uncomparable)

Further reading

• “trigonal” in Duden online

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French trigonal. By surface analysis, trigon +‎ -al.

Adjective

trigonal m or n (feminine singular trigonală, masculine plural trigonali, feminine and neuter plural trigonale)

1. trigonal

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	trigonal		trigonală		trigonali	trigonale
	definite	trigonalul		trigonala		trigonalii	trigonalele
genitive- dative	indefinite	trigonal		trigonale		trigonali	trigonale
	definite	trigonalului		trigonalei		trigonalilor	trigonalelor

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾiɡoˈnal/ [t̪ɾi.ɣ̞oˈnal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: tri‧go‧nal

Adjective

trigonal m or f (masculine and feminine plural trigonales)

1. trigonal

Further reading

• “trigonal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10