adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
triennis
triennis (neuter trienne)
Classical[triˈɛn.nɪs]Ecclesiastical[triˈɛn.nis]
Meaning
- 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 - two terminationof three years, lasting three years
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | triennis | triennis | trienne |
| genitive | triennis | triennis | triennis |
| dative | triennī | triennī | triennī |
| accusative | triennem | triennem | trienne |
| ablative | triennī | triennī | triennī |
| vocative | triennis | triennis | trienne |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | triennēs | triennēs | triennia |
| genitive | triennium | triennium | triennium |
| dative | triennibus | triennibus | triennibus |
| accusative | triennīs triennēs | triennīs triennēs | triennia |
| ablative | triennibus | triennibus | triennibus |
| vocative | triennēs | triennēs | triennia |
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