LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective

tricolor

tricolor (genitive tricolōris)
Classical[ˈtrɪ.kɔ.ɫɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈtriː.ko.lor]

Meaning

  1. one terminationthree-coloured

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetricolortricolortricolor
genitivetricolōristricolōristricolōris
dativetricolōrītricolōrītricolōrī
accusativetricolōremtricolōremtricolor
ablativetricolōrī
tricolōre		tricolōrī
tricolōre		tricolōrī
tricolōre
vocativetricolortricolortricolor
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetricolōrēstricolōrēstricolōria
genitivetricolōriumtricolōriumtricolōrium
dativetricolōribustricolōribustricolōribus
accusativetricolōrīs
tricolōrēs		tricolōrīs
tricolōrēs		tricolōria
ablativetricolōribustricolōribustricolōribus
vocativetricolōrēstricolōrēstricolōria

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintricolor

Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Indo-European *ḱélōs Proto-Italic *kelōs Old Latin colōs Latin color Latin tricolor From tri- + color.

Descendants
  • Translingualtricolor

Quick answers

What does tricolor mean in Latin?
tricolor, a adjective, means “three-coloured”.
How do you pronounce tricolor?
In classical Latin, [ˈtrɪ.kɔ.ɫɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtriː.ko.lor].
Where does tricolor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *tréyes → Proto-Indo-European *tri- → Proto-Italic *tri- → Latin tricolor.