English → Latin
“treble” in Latin
triplusthreefold, tripletrigeminusthree born at a birth; threefold, triple, triformtripartītusthreefold, tripartitetriplextriple, threefoldternithree eachtriplicōto treble, triple, triplicateacuōto make pointed, sharpen, whet; to exercise, practice, improve; to spur, stimulate, arouse
The English word treble itself goes back to Latin triplus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
treble adj.
triplus (thrice as much): trigeminus or (more poetical) tergeminus (repeated three times): tripartitus (in three parts): triplex (consisting of three divisions): terni, -ae, -a (three at once; e.g., soles terni).
treble v.
triplicare (Gell.).
treble s.
In music, vox attenuata, acuta (Auctor ad Her.): soni acuti (Cic.): summa vox (Hor., Sat.). To sing treble, summa voce canere: to go from the highest treble to the deepest bass, vocem ab acutissimo sono usque ad gravissimum sonum recipere (Cic., De Or., 1, 59, 201).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for treble?
- The usual Latin words for “treble” are triplus, trigeminus, tripartītus; also triplex, terni, triplicō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.