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Tricolor
Tri′colˊor
,Noun.
[F.
tricolore
, drapeau tricolore
a tricolored flag, fr. tricolore
three-colored; tri
(see Tri-
) + L. color
color.] [Written also
tricolour
.] 1.
The national French banner, of three colors, blue, white, and red, adopted at the first revolution.
2.
Hence, any three-colored flag.
Definition 2024
Tricolor
tricolor
tricolor
See also: Tricolor
English
Adjective
tricolor (not comparable)
Translations
having three colors
Noun
tricolor (plural tricolors)
- Alternative spelling of tricolour
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtri.ko.lor/, [ˈtrɪ.kɔ.ɫɔr]
Adjective
tricolor m, f, n (genitive tricoloris); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| nominative | tricolor | tricolorēs | tricoloria | ||
| genitive | tricoloris | tricolorium | |||
| dative | tricolorī | tricoloribus | |||
| accusative | tricolorem | tricolor | tricolorēs | tricoloria | |
| ablative | tricolorī | tricoloribus | |||
| vocative | tricolor | tricolorēs | tricoloria | ||
Usage notes
- Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet.
Portuguese
tricolor
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tri‧co‧lor
Adjective
tricolor (plural tricolores, comparable)
- tricolor (having three colors)
Noun
tricolor m (plural tricolores)
- tricolour (flag)
Spanish
tricolor
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tri‧co‧lor
Adjective
tricolor m, f (plural tricolores)
- tricolor (having three colors)
Noun
tricolor m (plural tricolores)
- tricolour (flag)