LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

trifidus

trifidus (feminine trifida, neuter trifidum)
Classical[ˈtrɪ.fɪ.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtriː.fi.dus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivetrifid, split into three parts
  2. adjectivethree-pronged

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Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetrifidustrifidatrifidum
genitivetrifidītrifidaetrifidī
dativetrifidōtrifidaetrifidō
accusativetrifidumtrifidamtrifidum
ablativetrifidōtrifidātrifidō
vocativetrifidetrifidatrifidum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetrifidītrifidaetrifida
genitivetrifidōrumtrifidārumtrifidōrum
dativetrifidīstrifidīstrifidīs
accusativetrifidōstrifidāstrifida
ablativetrifidīstrifidīstrifidīs
vocativetrifidītrifidaetrifida

trĭfĭdus, a, um, adj. ter-findo,
I. cleft or cloven into three parts, three-cleft, threeforked (poet. and mostly post-Aug.): hasta (Neptuni), Val. Fl. 1, 641; cf.: cuspis Neptuni, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 181: flamma, i. e. lightning, Ov. M. 2, 325; cf. ardores, Val. Fl. 6, 53: viae Phocaeae, i. e. cross-roads, Sen. Oedip. 772; cf. Phocis, Stat. Th. 1, 64: lingua serpentis, Sen. Med. 687; cf.: motus linguae, Sil. 6, 222: rostrum prorae, id. 6, 358: Sicania, i. e. triangular, Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 203.

Origins

From tri- (“three”) + -fidus, from findere (“to split”).

Descendants
  • Englishtrifid
  • Frenchtrifide
  • Italiantrifido
  • Spanishtrífido

In English words that came into English from trifidus

  • trifidtrifidus
  • trifidatetrifidus

Quick answers

What does trifidus mean in Latin?
trifidus, a adjective, means “trifid, split into three parts; three-pronged”.
How do you pronounce trifidus?
In classical Latin, [ˈtrɪ.fɪ.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtriː.fi.dus].