LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

trifōrmis

trifōrmis (neuter trifōrme)
Classical[trɪˈfoːr.mɪs]Ecclesiastical[triˈfɔr.mis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationhaving three forms, shapes, or natures; threefold, triple, triform

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetrifōrmistrifōrmistrifōrme
genitivetrifōrmistrifōrmistrifōrmis
dativetrifōrmītrifōrmītrifōrmī
accusativetrifōrmemtrifōrmemtrifōrme
ablativetrifōrmītrifōrmītrifōrmī
vocativetrifōrmistrifōrmistrifōrme
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetrifōrmēstrifōrmēstrifōrmia
genitivetrifōrmiumtrifōrmiumtrifōrmium
dativetrifōrmibustrifōrmibustrifōrmibus
accusativetrifōrmīs
trifōrmēs		trifōrmīs
trifōrmēs		trifōrmia
ablativetrifōrmibustrifōrmibustrifōrmibus
vocativetrifōrmēstrifōrmēstrifōrmia

trĭformis, e, adj. ter - forma,
I. having three forms, shapes, or natures; threefold, triple, triform (poet.): Chimaera, Hor. C. 1, 27, 23: canis, i. e. Cerberus, Sen. Herc. Oet. 1202: Geryon, id. Agam. 841: diva, i. e. Diana, who was also Luna and Hecate, Hor. C. 3, 22, 4; called also triformis dea, Ov. M. 7, 94: mundus, because composed of air, earth, and water, id. ib. 15, 859.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Italic*trejes
  3. Proto-Italic*trēs
  4. Latintrifōrmis

Latin fōrma Latin -fōrmis Latin trifōrmis From trēs (“three”) + -fōrmis (“having the form of”).

Descendants
  • Englishtriform
  • Spanishtriforme

Quick answers

What does trifōrmis mean in Latin?
trifōrmis, a adjective, means “having three forms, shapes, or natures; threefold, triple, triform”.
How do you pronounce trifōrmis?
In classical Latin, [trɪˈfoːr.mɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [triˈfɔr.mis].
Where does trifōrmis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *tréyes → Proto-Italic *trejes → Proto-Italic *trēs → Latin trifōrmis.