three-headed

/ˈθɹiːˌhɛdəd/

adjective

Having three heads.

Meanings

adjectivethree-headed (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving three heads.

    Synonyms: triple-headed, tricephalic, tricephalous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving three heads.

Origin

Translations

Ancient Greek τρικέφαλος
  • τρικέφαλος (triképhalos)having three heads
Bulgarian тригла́в
  • тригла́в (trigláv)having three heads
Chinese Mandarin 三頭的 /三头的
  • 三頭的 /三头的 (sān tóu de)having three heads
Czech trojhlavý, tříhlavý
  • trojhlavýhaving three heads
  • tříhlavýhaving three heads
Danish trehovedet
  • trehovedethaving three heads
Dutch driekoppig
  • driekoppighaving three heads
Finnish kolmipäinen
  • kolmipäinenhaving three heads
French tricéphale
  • tricéphalehaving three heads
German dreiköpfig
  • dreiköpfighaving three heads
Hindi तिमुँहा
  • तिमुँहा (timũhā)having three heads
Hungarian háromfejű
  • háromfejűhaving three heads
Icelandic þríhöfða, þríhöfðaður
  • þríhöfðahaving three heads
  • þríhöfðaðurhaving three heads
Italian tricefalo
  • tricefalohaving three heads
Latin triceps
  • tricepshaving three heads
Polish trójgłowy, trzygłowy
  • trójgłowyhaving three heads
  • trzygłowyhaving three heads
Romanian tricefal
  • tricefalhaving three heads
Russian трёхголо́вый, трегла́вый
  • трёхголо́вый (trjoxgolóvyj)having three heads
  • трегла́вый (treglávyj)having three heads
Slovak trojhlavý
  • trojhlavýhaving three heads
Spanish tricéfalo
  • tricéfalohaving three heads
Swedish trehövdad
  • trehövdadhaving three heads
Ukrainian триголо́вий, тригла́вий
  • триголо́вий (tryholóvyj)having three heads
  • тригла́вий (tryhlávyj)having three heads
Vietnamese ba đầu
  • ba đầuhaving three heads
Cite this entry
APA

three-headed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/three-headed

MLA

“three-headed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/three-headed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “three-headed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/three-headed.

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