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tridente

/tɾiˈdente/

adjective/tɾiˈdente/

having three teeth

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri- Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts Proto-Italic *dents Latin dēns Latin tridentembor. Spanish tridente Borrowed from Latin tridentem.

noun, masculine/tɾiˈdente/plural: tridentes

trident (a three-pronged spear); harpoon; Tridens grass.

Synonyms: arpón

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri- Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts Proto-Italic *dents Latin dēns Latin tridentembor. Spanish tridente Borrowed from Latin tridentem.