τρίφυλλον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Neutral form of τρῐ́φῠλλος (tríphullos, “three-leaved”), from τρία (tría, “three”) with φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τρῐ́φῠλλον • (tríphullon) n (genitive τρῐφῠ́λλου); second declension

  1. clover (Trifolium fragiferum)
  2. pitch trefoil (Bituminaria bituminosa)
  3. ornament shaped like a trefoil

Inflection

Derived terms

  • τριφύλλιον (triphúllion)
  • τριφυλλίς (triphullís)

Further reading

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