Triptychon

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τρίπτυχον (tríptukhon), neuter singular of τρίπτυχος (tríptukhos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʁɪptɪçɔn/, /ˈtʁɪptʏçɔn/

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• Hyphenation: Tri‧p‧ty‧chon

Noun

Triptychon n (strong, genitive Triptychons, plural Triptycha or Triptychen)

1. (art) triptych

Declension

Declension of Triptychon [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Triptychon	die	Triptycha, Triptychen
genitive	eines	des	Triptychons	der	Triptycha, Triptychen
dative	einem	dem	Triptychon	den	Triptycha, Triptychen
accusative	ein	das	Triptychon	die	Triptycha, Triptychen

Related terms

• Diptychon
• Polyptychon

Further reading

• “Triptychon” in Duden online
• “Triptychon” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache