triptych

English

Alternative forms

• triptich

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek τρίπτυχος (tríptukhos, “consisting of three layers, threefold”), from τρί- (trí-) + πτυχή (ptukhḗ, “a fold”).

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹɪpˌtɪk/
• Homophones: TripTik

Noun

triptych (plural triptyches)

1. (art) A picture or series of pictures painted on three tablets connected by hinges.
2. (philately) A set of three se-tenant postage stamps that form a composite picture.

Hypernyms

• (arts): polyptych

Related terms

• diptych

Translations

art: a picture or series of pictures painted on three tablets connected by hinges

• Catalan: tríptic m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 三聯畫／三联画 (sānliánhuà), 三联画 (sānliánhuà)

• Danish: triptykon n
• Dutch: drieluik (nl)
• Finnish: triptyykki (fi)
• French: triptyque (fr) m
• German: Triptychon (de) n
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: trittico (it) m
• Japanese: トリプティカ (toriputika)
• Maori: kāhui takitoru
• Polish: tryptyk (pl) m
• Portuguese: tríptico m
• Russian: три́птих (ru) m (tríptix)
• Spanish: tríptico (es)
• Swedish: triptyk (sv) c