LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

trīcennis

trīcennis (neuter trīcenne)
Classical[triːˈkɛn.nɪs]Ecclesiastical[triˈt͡ʃɛn.nis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationcelebrated or occuring every thirty years, tricennial
  2. two terminationof thirty years, lasting thirty years
  3. two terminationthirty-year-old

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetrīcennistrīcennistrīcenne
genitivetrīcennistrīcennistrīcennis
dativetrīcennītrīcennītrīcennī
accusativetrīcennemtrīcennemtrīcenne
ablativetrīcennītrīcennītrīcennī
vocativetrīcennistrīcennistrīcenne
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetrīcennēstrīcennēstrīcennia
genitivetrīcenniumtrīcenniumtrīcennium
dativetrīcennibustrīcennibustrīcennibus
accusativetrīcennīs
trīcennēs		trīcennīs
trīcennēs		trīcennia
ablativetrīcennibustrīcennibustrīcennibus
vocativetrīcennēstrīcennēstrīcennia

Origins

From trīc- (“thirty”) + annus (“year”) + -is (forming compound adjectives).

In English words that came into English from trīcennis

  • tricennialtrīcennium
  • tricennaliatrīcennālia

Quick answers

What does trīcennis mean in Latin?
trīcennis, a adjective, means “celebrated or occuring every thirty years, tricennial; of thirty years, lasting thirty years; thirty-year-old”.
How do you pronounce trīcennis?
In classical Latin, [triːˈkɛn.nɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [triˈt͡ʃɛn.nis].