LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

trias

trias f (genitive triadis)
Classical[ˈtri.as]Ecclesiastical[ˈtriː.as]

Meaning

  1. femininethe number three, a triad

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetriastriadēs
genitivetriadistriadum
dativetriadītriadibus
accusativetriademtriadēs
ablativetriadetriadibus
vocativetriastriadēs

trĭăs, ădis, f., = τριάς,
I. the number three, a triad, Mart. Cap. 7, § 733.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Hellenic*tréyes
  3. Ancient Greek τρεῖς(treîs)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*trís
  6. Proto-Hellenic*trís
  7. Ancient Greek τρῐ́ς(trĭ́s)
  8. Ancient Greek τρῐ-(trĭ-)
  9. Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς(-ắs)
  10. Latintrias

Ancient Greek τριάς (triás)bor. Latin trias Borrowed from Ancient Greek τριάς (triás).

Descendants
  • Catalantríada
  • GermanTriade
  • Englishtriad
  • Frenchtriade
  • Italiantriade
  • Spanishtríada
  • Ukrainianтріа́даfrom German Triade

Quick answers

What does trias mean in Latin?
trias, a noun, means “the number three, a triad”.
What is the genitive of trias?
The genitive singular is triadis. trias is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce trias?
In classical Latin, [ˈtri.as]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtriː.as].
Where does trias come from?
Proto-Indo-European *tréyes → Proto-Hellenic *tréyes → Ancient Greek τρεῖς (treîs) → Proto-Indo-European *tri- → Proto-Indo-European *trís → Proto-Hellenic *trís → Ancient Greek τρῐ́ς (trĭ́s) → Ancient Greek τρῐ- (trĭ-) → Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) → Latin trias.