LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

trībulum

trībulum n (genitive trībulī)
Classical[ˈtriː.bʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈtriː.bu.lum]

Meaning

  1. threshing board, threshing sledge
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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetrībulumtrībula
trībulae
genitivetrībulī
trībulae		trībulōrum
trībulārum
dativetrībulō
trībulae		trībulīs
accusativetrībulum
trībulam		trībula
trībulās
ablativetrībulōtrībulīs
vocativetrībulumtrībula
trībulae

trībŭlum (trīvŏl-), i, n. tero,
I. a threshing-sledge, consisting of a wooden platform studded underneath with sharp pieces of flint or with iron teeth, Varr. L. L. 5, § 21 Müll.; id. R. R. 1, 22, 1; 1, 52, 1; Plin. 18, 30, 72, § 298; Verg. G. 1, 164. — Collat. form trībŭla, ae, f., Col. 2, 20, 4; 1, 6, 23; 12, 52, 7; Vulg. 1 Par. 20, 3.

Origins

From tr(i) (“to rub”) + -bulum (“instrumental suffix”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to rub”) + *-dʰlom (“instrumental suffix”). Do not confuse with trĭbulus (“caltrop”).

Descendants
  • Catalantrill
  • Portuguesetrilho
  • Portuguesetrilha
  • Spanishtrillo
  • Spanishtrilla
  • Siciliantrìvulu
  • Ancient Greekτρίβολος
  • Ancient Greekτρίβολα

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesTribulumTribulum (τρίβολος, a word borrowed from Latin), a corn-drag, consisting of a thick and ponderous wooden board, which was armed underneath with pieces…

Quick answers

What does trībulum mean in Latin?
trībulum, a noun, means “threshing board, threshing sledge”.
What is the genitive of trībulum?
The genitive singular is trībulī. trībulum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce trībulum?
In classical Latin, [ˈtriː.bʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtriː.bu.lum].