LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

triennis

triennis (neuter trienne)
Classical[triˈɛn.nɪs]Ecclesiastical[triˈɛn.nis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationthree-year-old
    Dixitque ad eum : Ego Dominus qui eduxi te de Ur Chaldæorum ut darem tibi terram istam, et possideres eam. At ille ait : Domine Deus, unde scire possum quod possessurus sim eam ? Et respondens Dominus : Sume, inquit, mihi vaccam triennem, et capram trimam, et arietem annorum trium, turturem quoque et columbam.Vulgata—Genesis 15.9
  2. two terminationof three years, lasting three years

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetriennistriennistrienne
genitivetriennistriennistriennis
dativetriennītriennītriennī
accusativetriennemtriennemtrienne
ablativetriennītriennītriennī
vocativetriennistriennistrienne
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetriennēstriennēstriennia
genitivetrienniumtrienniumtriennium
dativetriennibustriennibustriennibus
accusativetriennīs
triennēs
triennīs
triennēs
triennia
ablativetriennibustriennibustriennibus
vocativetriennēstriennēstriennia

trĭennis, e, adj. tres-annus,
I. three years old: vacca, Vulg. Gen. 15, 9.

Origins

From tri- (“three”) + annus (“year”) + -is (suffix forming compound adjectives).

In English words that came into English from triennis

  • triennialtriennium
  • trienniumtriennium

Quick answers

What does triennis mean in Latin?
triennis, a adjective, means “three-year-old; of three years, lasting three years”.
How do you pronounce triennis?
In classical Latin, [triˈɛn.nɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [triˈɛn.nis].