תרונתק

תרונתקread: תְּרוּנַק, or תְּרוּנְקֵס m. (θρίναξ) trident, fork, used as a tool in writing, prob. for levelling the paper (cmp. Lat. charta dentata). Kel. XVI, 8 תיק מבתב ות׳ תיקוכ׳ the case for the stylus and the trident, the case of (The corrupt. of our w. arose from a dittography of the next following word תק or תיק,which gave rise to the etymology תרין־תק.Hai Gaon explains our w. with המנק.