LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

trimodia

trimodia f (genitive trimodiae)
Classical[trɪˈmɔ.di.a]Ecclesiastical[triˈmɔː.di.a]

Meaning

  1. femininea vessel containing three bushels

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetrimodiatrimodiae
genitivetrimodiaetrimodiārum
dativetrimodiaetrimodiīs
accusativetrimodiamtrimodiās
ablativetrimodiātrimodiīs
vocativetrimodiatrimodiae

trĭmŏdĭa, ae, f. (collat. form trĭmŏ-dĭum, ii, n., Plaut. Men. prol. 15; Plin. 33, 1, 6, § 20) [tres-modius],
I. a vessel that contains three modii, a three-peck measure, Varr. ap. Non. 5, 18; Col. 2, 9, 9; 12, 18, 2; 12, 52, 8.

Origins

Derived from tri- (“three”) + modius (a unit of measure).

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalantremuja
  • Frenchtrémie
  • Englishtremiefrom French trémie
  • Occitantremuèja
  • Aragonesetramuya
  • Aragonesetramulia
  • Gascontremeja
  • Gascontermeja
  • Gascontremoja
  • Gascontremolha
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesetremoiafrom Leonese trimoya
  • Portuguesetremonha
  • Spanishtramoya
  • Asturiantremoria
  • Asturiantremoa
  • Asturiantremoya
  • Asturiantremolia
  • Asturiantremuela
  • Asturiantramueya
  • Asturiantrimueya
Italo-Romance
  • Italiantramoggia
Northern Italian
  • Piedmontesetrameusa

In English words that came into English from trimodia

  • tremietrimodia

Quick answers

What does trimodia mean in Latin?
trimodia, a noun, means “a vessel containing three bushels”.
What is the genitive of trimodia?
The genitive singular is trimodiae. trimodia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce trimodia?
In classical Latin, [trɪˈmɔ.di.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [triˈmɔː.di.a].