Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

triglyph

/ˈtɹaɪ.ɡlɪf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: triglyph
IPA: /ˈtɹaɪ.ɡlɪf/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vertically channeled tablet of the Doric frieze.

Example Sentences

"An interesting architectural point is raised by some stone carvings, with a vertical triple-grooved design. So often is this design found that Mr. Fyfe, when discussing its occurrence on a miniature fresco at Knossos, calls it the most distinctive architectural ornament of the age. There is every probability that we may see in it the prototype of the "Triglyphs" that alternate with Metopes on the entablature of the Doric Temple."

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes From Ancient Greek τρίγλυφος (trígluphos, “triglyph”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: τρίγλυφος

Inflected Forms

triglyphs (plural)

Derived Forms

ditriglyph hemitriglyph intertriglyph monotriglyph

Questions

How do you pronounce triglyph?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹaɪ.ɡlɪf/.
What does triglyph mean?: A vertically channeled tablet of the Doric frieze.
Where does triglyph come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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