English → Latin
“trident” in Latin
tridēnsthree-tined, having three prongs or teethcuspispoint, tip (of a pointed object); spit (for cooking); sting (of an insect etc.)fuscinatrident, three-pronged spear.
The English word trident itself goes back to Latin dēns, through tridēns.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
trident
tridens (Plin.); cuspis triplex (Ov.); also, cuspis only (Ov.); fuscina (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for trident?
- The usual Latin words for “trident” are tridēns, cuspis, fuscina. 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.