trigemin

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin trigeminus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [tɾiˈʒɛ.min]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [tɾiˈd͡ʒɛ.min]

Adjective

trigemin (feminine trigèmina, masculine plural trigemins, feminine plural trigèmines)

1. (relational) triplet

Noun

trigemin m (plural trigemins, feminine trigèmina)

1. triplet (one of three offspring from the same multiple pregnancy)

Coordinate terms

• bessó
• quadrigemin
• quintigemin

Further reading

• “trigemin” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.