LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

trimēstris

trimēstris (neuter trimēstre)
Classical[trɪˈmeːs.trɪs]Ecclesiastical[triˈmɛs.tris]

Meaning

  1. relationaltwo terminationlasting three months; three months old

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetrimēstristrimēstristrimēstre
genitivetrimēstristrimēstristrimēstris
dativetrimēstrītrimēstrītrimēstrī
accusativetrimēstremtrimēstremtrimēstre
ablativetrimēstrītrimēstrītrimēstrī
vocativetrimēstristrimēstristrimēstre
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetrimēstrēstrimēstrēstrimēstria
genitivetrimēstriumtrimēstriumtrimēstrium
dativetrimēstribustrimēstribustrimēstribus
accusativetrimēstrīs
trimēstrēs
trimēstrīs
trimēstrēs
trimēstria
ablativetrimēstribustrimēstribustrimēstribus
vocativetrimēstrēstrimēstrēstrimēstria

trĭmestris, e, adj. ter-mensis,
I. of three months.
I. Adj.: haedi, three months old, Varr. R. R. 2, 3, 8: spatium, Plin. 37, 10, 59, § 163: anni Arcadum, id. 7, 48, 49, § 155: consul, Suet. Caes. 80: satio, i. e. that ripens in three months, Col. 2, 4, 9: semen, id. 2, 9, 7; so, triticum, Plin. 18, 7, 12, § 69: aves, i. e. that remain with us but three months, id. 10, 25, 36, § 73: annorum caelique vices, Aus. Edyll. 11, 24. —
II. Subst.: trĭme-strĭa, ĭum, n., seeds that ripen three months after sowing, Col. 2, 12, 9; 11, 2, 20; Plin. 18, 26, 65, § 240.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintrimēstris

Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s Proto-Italic *mēns Proto-Italic *mēnsis Latin mēnsis Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -tris Latin trimēstris From tri- (“three”) + mēnsis (“month”) + -tris.

Descendants
  • Frenchtrimestre
  • Italiantrimestre
  • Indonesiantrimesterfrom French trimestre

Quick answers

What does trimēstris mean in Latin?
trimēstris, a adjective, means “lasting three months; three months old”.
How do you pronounce trimēstris?
In classical Latin, [trɪˈmeːs.trɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [triˈmɛs.tris].
Where does trimēstris come from?
Proto-Indo-European *tréyes → Proto-Indo-European *tri- → Proto-Italic *tri- → Latin trimēstris.