tritagonist
English
Etymology
Ancient Greek, originally in Greek drama, from ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”).
Surface analysis trit- (“third”) + agonist (“combatant, participant”).
Noun
tritagonist (plural tritagonists)
- In Greek drama, the actor who played the third role (after the protagonist and deuteragonist)
Coordinate terms
Translations
third role
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Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tritaɡǒnist/
- Hyphenation: tri‧ta‧go‧nist
Declension
Declension of tritagonist
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tritagonist | tritagonisti |
| genitive | tritagonista | tritagonista |
| dative | tritagonistu | tritagonistima |
| accusative | tritagonista | tritagoniste |
| vocative | tritagoniste | tritagonisti |
| locative | tritagonistu | tritagonistima |
| instrumental | tritagonistom | tritagonistima |
Further reading
- “tritagonist” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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