LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

trichila

trichila f (genitive trichilae)

Meaning

  1. femininearbor
  2. femininebower, summerhouse

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetrichilatrichilae
genitivetrichilaetrichilārum
dativetrichilaetrichilīs
accusativetrichilamtrichilās
ablativetrichilātrichilīs
vocativetrichilatrichilae

trĭchĭla, ae, f.,
I. a bower, arbor, summer-house, Verg. Copa, 7; Col. poët. 10, 378; 10, 394; Inscr. Orell. 4517; Caes. B. C. 3, 96 (al. triclinia).—Also, in a contr. collat. form † trĭcla, ae, f., Inscr. Orell. 2909: † trĭ-clĕa, ae, ib. 4337; and † trĭclĭa, ae, ib. 4456.dagger; trĭchĭnus, a, um, adj., = τρίχινος (of hair; transf.), slight, meagre, poor: quaestus (opp. uber), Varr. ap. Non. 181, 10.

Origins

Of unknown origin, though probably borrowed from some unidentified language.

Descendants
  • Frenchtreillefrom Old French treille
  • Englishtrellisfrom Old French treille

In English words that came into English from trichila

  • trellistrichila

Quick answers

What does trichila mean in Latin?
trichila, a noun, means “arbor; bower, summerhouse”.
What is the genitive of trichila?
The genitive singular is trichilae. trichila is feminine, first declension.