Triton

How many syllables in Triton?

triton has 2 syllables

Split Triton into syllables?

tri-ton

Definition of Triton

a mythical Greek god, the messenger of the sea, usually represented as having the upper body of a man and the tail of a fish

How should Triton divide into syllables

There are two syllables in the word triton. The first syllable 'tri' has one vowel (i) and two consonants (t, r). The second syllable 'ton' has one vowel (o) and two consonants (t, n).

Part of Speech - Triton

Noun

The triton was often depicted blowing on a large seashell as a trumpet.

Sentences with Triton

  • The triton was known as the messenger of the sea in Greek mythology.
  • In art, the triton is often shown blowing on a conch shell.
  • The triton was depicted as half man and half fish.
  • According to legend, tritons were the sons of Poseidon.
  • The triton was commonly associated with the sea and the creatures that lived in it.
  • The triton was a powerful figure in Greek mythology.
  • The triton was often depicted with a muscular upper body and a fish-like tail.
  • The triton was said to have the power to calm the seas.
  • Tritons were often depicted as playing musical instruments.
  • The triton was believed to be a protector of sailors and fishermen.

Quotes with Triton

  • 'For each ecstatic instant, we must an anguish pay, in keen and quivering ratio to our pleasure triton'- Emily Dickinson
  • 'The sea, the snotgreen sea, the scrotumtightening sea triton'- James Joyce
  • 'The sea is as near as we come to another world triton'- Anne Stevenson

Number of characters in Triton

6 ( t, r, i, t, o, n )

Unique letters in Triton

5 ( t, r, i, o, n )

Triton Backwards

notirt

Phonetic Transcription of Triton

IPA (International): ˈtraɪtʌn

ARA (American): ˈtraɪtʌn

EPA (English): ˈtraɪtʌn

TRAY-TAH-N