тритон

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Bulgarian

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Гребенест тритон

Etymology

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Ultimately from Ancient Greek Τρίτων (Trítōn) - Greek demigod of the sea, with an upper body of a man and a lower body of a fish.

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Noun

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трито́н (tritónm

  1. newt (tailed amphibian of genus Triturus)

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References

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  • тритон”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • тритон”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French triton.

Noun

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трито́н (tritónm anim (genitive трито́на, nominative plural трито́ны, genitive plural трито́нов)

  1. newt (type of salamander)
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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трито́н (tritónm inan (genitive трито́на, nominative plural трито́ны, genitive plural трито́нов)

  1. (physics, chemistry) triton (nucleus of tritium)
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Etymology 3

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Noun

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трито́н (tritónm inan (genitive трито́на, nominative plural трито́ны, genitive plural трито́нов)

  1. (music) tritone (musical interval of three tones)
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