# Triton
## Translingual
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek Τρίτων (Trítōn, “a sea god”).

### Proper noun

Triton m
* (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Tritonidae – triton snails, now in the genus Charonia (family Ranellidae).
* (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Salamandridae – certain newts, efts, and salamanders.

### See also

* Tritoniidae

### References

* “Triton”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
* Charonia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Charonia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Charonia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

## English
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek Τρίτων (Trítōn).

### Pronunciation

* (UK, US) IPA: /ˈtɹaɪtən/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɪtən

### Proper noun

Triton
* (Greek mythology) A god of the sea, son of Poseidon.
* (astronomy) The seventh moon of Neptune.

#### Derived terms

* Tritonian
* Triton Island

#### Translations
### See also

Solar System in English · Solar System (layout · text) :
| Star | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun |
| IAU planets and notable dwarf planets | Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Ceres | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | Pluto | Eris |
| Notable moons | — | — | Moon | Phobos Deimos | — | Io Europa Ganymede Callisto | Mimas Enceladus Tethys Dione Rhea Titan Iapetus | Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon | Triton | Charon | Dysnomia |

### Further reading

* Triton (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Triton (moon) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* intort, rottin'

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtri.tɔn/

### Proper noun

Triton ?
* (Greek mythology) Triton
* (astronomy) Triton

## Latin
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek Τρῑ́των (Trī́tōn).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈtriː.toːn/, [ˈt̪riːt̪oːn]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈtri.ton/, [ˈt̪riːt̪on]

### Proper noun

Trītōn m (genitive Trītōnis); third declension
* (Greek mythology) Triton (mythological sea god)
* A river and lake in Libya
* the name of a ship

### Noun

Trītōn m (genitive Trītōnis); third declension
* (mythology) a merman
* (zoology) a type of fish

#### Declension

Third-declension noun.

### References

* “Triton”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* Triton in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

## Turkish
### Proper noun

Triton
* (Greek mythology) Triton
* (astronomy) Triton

## Welsh
### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Proper noun

Triton m
* (astronomy) Triton (a moon of Neptune)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### See also

Solar System in Welsh · Cysawd yr Haul (layout · text) :
| Star | yr Haul | yr Haul | yr Haul | yr Haul | yr Haul | yr Haul | yr Haul | yr Haul | yr Haul | yr Haul | yr Haul | yr Haul | yr Haul | yr Haul | yr Haul | yr Haul | yr Haul | yr Haul |
| IAU planets and notable dwarf planets | Mercher | Gwener | y Ddaear | Mawrth | Ceres | Iau | Sadwrn | Wranws | Neifion | Plwton | Eris |
| Notable moons | — | — | y Lleuad | Phobos Deimos | — | Io Ewropa Ganymede Callisto | Mimas Enceladws Tethys Dione Rhea Titan Iapetws | Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon | Triton | Charon | Dysnomia |