triliteraladj.n.

/trʌɪˈlɪtərəl/

Etymology: < tri- comb. form + Latin littera letter + -al suffix¹.

A. adj.

Consisting of three letters.

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society > communication > writing > written character > [adjective] > word or form with specific number of letters

quadriliteral1650

triliteral1751

tetragrammatical1759

biliteral1791

quinqueliteral1793

uniliteral1828

monographic1953

1751 J. Wesley Wks. (1872) XIV. 150 A [Hebrew] Root is usually triliteral, like [pāʿal].

1870 F. W. Farrar Families of Speech iii. 119 The root of the Semitic verb is always triliteral, or rather triconsonantic.

1884 H. D. Traill in Macmillan's Mag. Oct. 444/1 Ignoramus..may annoy him even more than the triliteral Saxon..‘ass’.

B. n.

A triliteral word or root.

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society > communication > writing > written character > [noun] > word or form with specific number of letters

quadriliteral1752

quinqueliteral1793

triliteral1828

1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Triliteral, n., a word consisting of three letters.

1839 C. W. H. Pauli Analecta Hebraica v. 41 Consonants were added to the original bi-literal words, and thus tri~literals arose.

1896 W. H. Ward in Hilprecht Rec. Res. in Bible Lands 180 The proper names of persons and cities resist the attempt to reduce them to Semitic triliterals or to Aryan roots.

Derivatives

triˈliteralism n. the use of triliteral roots, as in Semitic languages.

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the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > morpheme > [noun] > root > with specific number of letters > state or use of

trigrammatism1839

triliteralism1841

triliterality1864

1841 Fraser's Mag. 23 484 May not this habit..account for the Hebrew triliteralism?

1874 A. H. Sayce Princ. Compar. Philol. ii. 77 The Semitic languages..entirely..built upon the principle of triliteralism.

triliteˈrality n. triliteral character. (cf. French trilittéralité).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > written character > [noun] > word or form with specific number of letters > consisting of three letters

triliterality1864

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > morpheme > [noun] > root > with specific number of letters > state or use of

trigrammatism1839

triliteralism1841

triliterality1864

1864 Ann. Rep. Smithsonian Inst. 1863 109 Their [sc. the Semitic languages'] most fundamental peculiarity is the triliterality of their roots, every Semitic verbal root containing just three consonants.

1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. xii. 248 The triliterality of the roots and their inflection by internal change.

1902 Griffith in Encycl. Brit. XXVII. 728/1 The triliterality of Old Egyptian.

triˈliterally adv.

triˈliteralness n. = triliterality n.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	triliteral
释义	triliteraladj.n. /trʌɪˈlɪtərəl/ Etymology: < tri- comb. form + Latin littera letter + -al suffix¹. A. adj. Consisting of three letters. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written character > [adjective] > word or form with specific number of letters quadriliteral1650 triliteral1751 tetragrammatical1759 biliteral1791 quinqueliteral1793 uniliteral1828 monographic1953 1751 J. Wesley Wks. (1872) XIV. 150 A [Hebrew] Root is usually triliteral, like [pāʿal]. 1870 F. W. Farrar Families of Speech iii. 119 The root of the Semitic verb is always triliteral, or rather triconsonantic. 1884 H. D. Traill in Macmillan's Mag. Oct. 444/1 Ignoramus..may annoy him even more than the triliteral Saxon..‘ass’. B. n. A triliteral word or root. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written character > [noun] > word or form with specific number of letters quadriliteral1752 quinqueliteral1793 triliteral1828 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Triliteral, n., a word consisting of three letters. 1839 C. W. H. Pauli Analecta Hebraica v. 41 Consonants were added to the original bi-literal words, and thus tri~literals arose. 1896 W. H. Ward in Hilprecht Rec. Res. in Bible Lands 180 The proper names of persons and cities resist the attempt to reduce them to Semitic triliterals or to Aryan roots. Derivatives triˈliteralism n. the use of triliteral roots, as in Semitic languages. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > morpheme > [noun] > root > with specific number of letters > state or use of trigrammatism1839 triliteralism1841 triliterality1864 1841 Fraser's Mag. 23 484 May not this habit..account for the Hebrew triliteralism? 1874 A. H. Sayce Princ. Compar. Philol. ii. 77 The Semitic languages..entirely..built upon the principle of triliteralism. triliteˈrality n. triliteral character. (cf. French trilittéralité). ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written character > [noun] > word or form with specific number of letters > consisting of three letters triliterality1864 the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > morpheme > [noun] > root > with specific number of letters > state or use of trigrammatism1839 triliteralism1841 triliterality1864 1864 Ann. Rep. Smithsonian Inst. 1863 109 Their [sc. the Semitic languages'] most fundamental peculiarity is the triliterality of their roots, every Semitic verbal root containing just three consonants. 1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. xii. 248 The triliterality of the roots and their inflection by internal change. 1902 Griffith in Encycl. Brit. XXVII. 728/1 The triliterality of Old Egyptian. triˈliterally adv. triˈliteralness n. = triliterality n. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1751
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