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noun · neutersecond declension

trīcennium

trīcennium n (genitive trīcenniī or trīcennī)
Classical[triːˈkɛn.ni.ũː]Ecclesiastical[triˈt͡ʃɛn.ni.um]

Meaning

  1. Late Latintricennium, a thrity-year period

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetrīcenniumtrīcennia
genitivetrīcenniī
trīcennī		trīcenniōrum
dativetrīcenniōtrīcenniīs
accusativetrīcenniumtrīcennia
ablativetrīcenniōtrīcenniīs
vocativetrīcenniumtrīcennia

trīcennĭum, ii, n. triginta-annos,
I. the space of thirty years, Cod. Just. 7, 31, 1; Sid. Ep. 8, 6 med.; Cassiod. Var. 1, 18; 3, 31.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *h₂et- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *h₂etnós Proto-Italic *atnos? Latin annus Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin trīcennis Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin trīcennium From trīcennis + -ium (forming abstract nouns).

Descendants
  • Englishtricennium

In English words that came into English from trīcennium

  • tricennialtrīcennium
  • tricennaliatrīcennālia

Quick answers

What does trīcennium mean in Latin?
trīcennium, a noun, means “tricennium, a thrity-year period”.
What is the genitive of trīcennium?
The genitive singular is trīcenniī. trīcennium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce trīcennium?
In classical Latin, [triːˈkɛn.ni.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [triˈt͡ʃɛn.ni.um].