triptote

noun

trip·​tote

ˈtripˌtōt

plural -s

: a noun having three cases only compare diptote

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin triptoton, from Late Greek triptōton, neuter of triptōtos having only three cases, from Greek tri- three + -ptōtos (from piptein to fall, influenced in meaning by Greek ptōsis case, fall)

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