adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
triēris1
triēris (neuter triēre)
Classical[triˈeː.rɪs]Ecclesiastical[triˈɛː.ris]
Meaning
- two terminationHaving three banks of oars (as on a trireme)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | triēris | triēris | triēre |
| genitive | triēris | triēris | triēris |
| dative | triērī | triērī | triērī |
| accusative | triērem | triērem | triēre |
| ablative | triērī | triērī | triērī |
| vocative | triēris | triēris | triēre |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | triērēs | triērēs | triēria |
| genitive | triērium | triērium | triērium |
| dative | triēribus | triēribus | triēribus |
| accusative | triērīs triērēs | triērīs triērēs | triēria |
| ablative | triēribus | triēribus | triēribus |
| vocative | triērēs | triērēs | triēria |
trĭēris, e, adj., = τριήρης,
I. having three ranges of oars.
I. Adj.: navis, Auct. B. Afr. 44, 2.—
II. Subst.: trĭēris, is, f., a ship or galley of three ranges of oar-banks, a trireme, Nep. Alcib. 4, 3; Inscr. Orell. 3610; 3612; 3617 sq.; cf. Isid. Orig. 19, 1, 10; Vulg. Isa. 33, 21; id. Dan. 11, 30.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
triēris e, adj.
, τριήρης, with three banks of oars.—Only as subst f. (sc. navis), a galley with three banks of oars, trireme, N.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek τρῐήρης (trĭḗrēs).