LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

trīnitās

trīnitās f (genitive trīnitātis)
Classical[ˈtriː.nɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtriː.ni.tas]

Meaning

  1. threeness; the state of being three
  2. post Classicala triad
  3. EcclesiasticalLatinthe Trinity

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetrīnitāstrīnitātēs
genitivetrīnitātistrīnitātum
dativetrīnitātītrīnitātibus
accusativetrīnitātemtrīnitātēs
ablativetrīnitātetrīnitātibus
vocativetrīnitāstrīnitātēs

trīnĭtas, ātis, f. trini,
I. the number three, a triad (post-class.).
I. In gen.: facta exinde trinitas generum est ex trinitate causarum, Tert. adv. Val. 17. —
II. In partic., the Trinity, Tert. adv. Prax. 3; Cod. Just. 1, 1, 1.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trís
  3. Proto-Italic*triznos
  4. Latintrīnitās

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin trīnitās From trīnus (“triple, threefold”) + -tās.

Descendants
  • Catalantrinitat
  • CatalanTrinitat
  • Englishtrinity
  • EnglishTrinity
  • Frenchtrinité
  • FrenchTrinité
  • GermanTrinität
  • Italiantrinità
  • ItalianTrinità
  • Portuguesetrindadefrom Old Galician-Portuguese trĩidade

In English words that came into English from trīnitās

  • trinitytrīnitās
  • Trinitariantrīnitās

Quick answers

What does trīnitās mean in Latin?
trīnitās, a noun, means “threeness; the state of being three; a triad”.
What is the genitive of trīnitās?
The genitive singular is trīnitātis. trīnitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce trīnitās?
In classical Latin, [ˈtriː.nɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtriː.ni.tas].
Where does trīnitās come from?
Proto-Indo-European *tri- → Proto-Indo-European *trís → Proto-Italic *triznos → Latin trīnitās.