τρίκυκλο

Greek

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɾi.ci.klo/
  • Hyphenation: τρί‧κυ‧κλο

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from French tricycle from Ancient Greek τρι- (tri-) & κύκλος (kúklos).[1] By surface analysis, τρί- (trí-) +‎ κύκλ(ος) (kýkl(os)) + suffix -ο for neuters. Also see the adjective τρίκυκλος (tríkyklos).

Noun

τρίκυκλο • (tríkyklo) n (plural τρίκυκλα)

  1. three-wheeled vehicle
    1. three-wheeler
  • see: τρίκυκλος (tríkyklos, adjective)
    1. motorcycle combination, motorcycle and sidecar
    2. (uncommon) tricycle (three-wheeled bicycle)
  2. (generally) anything with three wheels or three cycles
Declension
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declension of τρίκυκλο
case     \     number singular plural
nominative τρίκυκλο • τρίκυκλα •
genitive τρίκυκλου • τρίκυκλων •
accusative τρίκυκλο • τρίκυκλα •
vocative τρίκυκλο • τρίκυκλα •

Etymology 2

Inflectional form.

Adjective

τρίκυκλο • (tríkyklo)

  1. Accusative masculine singular form of τρίκυκλος (tríkyklos).
  2. Nominative, accusative and vocative neuter singular form of τρίκυκλος (tríkyklos).

References
  1. τρίκυκλο - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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