LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective

trilīx

trilīx (genitive trilīcis)

Meaning

  1. one terminationhaving triple thread, three-ply

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetrilīxtrilīxtrilīx
genitivetrilīcistrilīcistrilīcis
dativetrilīcītrilīcītrilīcī
accusativetrilīcemtrilīcemtrilīx
ablativetrilīcī
trilīce
trilīcī
trilīce
trilīcī
trilīce
vocativetrilīxtrilīxtrilīx
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetrilīcēstrilīcēstrilīcia
genitivetrilīciumtrilīciumtrilīcium
dativetrilīcibustrilīcibustrilīcibus
accusativetrilīcīs
trilīcēs
trilīcīs
trilīcēs
trilīcia
ablativetrilīcibustrilīcibustrilīcibus
vocativetrilīcēstrilīcēstrilīcia

trĭlix, īcis, adj. (nom. trilicis, Isid. 19, 22, 23) [ter-licium],
I. woven with three sets of leashes, triple-twilled: tunicae, Mart. 14, 143, 1; Arn. 3, 112: lorica auro, Verg. A. 3, 467 (trino nexu intexta, Serv.): crates, Val. Fl. 3, 199.

Origins

From tri- < trēs + līcium (“thread”). Equals τρίμιτος (trímitos).

Descendants
  • Catalanterliç
  • Frenchtreillisfrom Old French treslis
  • Italiantraliccio
  • Occitantrelís
  • Occitantrelhís
  • Spanishterliz
  • GermanDrillichfrom Old High German drilīh
  • Englishdrillfrom Old High German drilīh
  • Friuliantarlîs
  • Basqueterlizá

Quick answers

What does trilīx mean in Latin?
trilīx, a adjective, means “having triple thread, three-ply”.