LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

trīduum

trīduum n (genitive trīduī)
Classical[ˈtriː.du.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈtriː.du.um]

Meaning

  1. the space of three days, three days

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetrīduumtrīdua
genitivetrīduītrīduōrum
dativetrīduōtrīduīs
accusativetrīduumtrīdua
ablativetrīduōtrīduīs
vocativetrīduumtrīdua

trīdŭum, i, n. (sc. spatium) [tres-dies],
I. the space of three days, three days: ubi triduom continuom, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 147: hanc hoc triduom solum sinas Esse hic, id. Cist. 1, 1, 106: triduom servire numquam te sinam, id. Mil. 4, 4, 57: bidui'st aut tridui Haec sollicitudo? Ter. And. 2, 6, 9: ut maneas triduom hoc, id. Phorm. 3, 2, 4: decrevit habendas triduum ferias, Cic. Leg. 2, 22, 57: cum tridui viam processisset, Caes. B. G. 1, 38: Clodius respondit, triduo illum, ad summum quatriduo periturum, Cic. Mil. 9, 26: triduo intermisso, Caes. B. G. 1, 26; Plaut. Truc. 2, 3, 16; Plin. 23, 8, 80, § 152; Mart. 2, 6, 12.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *trizdiwom. Equivalent to Latin trēs + diēs (“day”).

Descendants
  • Englishtriduum
  • Frenchtridien
  • Italiantriduo
  • Spanishtriduo

In English words that came into English from trīduum

  • triduumtrīduum
  • triduantriduanus

Quick answers

What does trīduum mean in Latin?
trīduum, a noun, means “the space of three days, three days”.
What is the genitive of trīduum?
The genitive singular is trīduī. trīduum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce trīduum?
In classical Latin, [ˈtriː.du.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtriː.du.um].