noun · neutersecond declension
tripālium
tripālium n (genitive tripāliī)
Classical[trɪˈpaː.li.ũː]Ecclesiastical[triˈpaː.li.um]
Meaning
- Late Latintentative torture instrument consisting of three stakes
Non licet presbytero, nec diacono, ad trepalium, ubi rei torquentur, stare.
It is not permitted for a priest, nor a deacon, to stand close to a trepalium, where the guilty are tortured.578 CE, Aunacharius Autissiodorensis, Concilium Antissiodorense (Council of Auxerre) Canon XXXIII
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tripālium | tripālia trepālia |
| genitive | tripāliī trepālī, trepāliī | tripāliōrum trepāliōrum |
| dative | tripāliō trepāliō | tripāliīs trepāliīs |
| accusative | tripālium | tripālia trepālia |
| ablative | tripāliō trepāliō | tripāliīs trepāliīs |
| vocative | tripālium | tripālia trepālia |
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
- Proto-Indo-European*tri-
- Proto-Italic*tri-
- Latintripālium
Latin pālus Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin tripālis Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium ▲ Byzantine Greek τριπάσσαλον (tripássalon)calq.? Latin tripālium From tripālis (“composed of three stakes”) + -ium. Possibly a calque of Byzantine Greek τριπάσσαλον (tripássalon).
Descendants
- Frenchtravailfrom Old French travail
- Englishtravoisfrom Old French travail
- Vulgar Latin*tripāliāre
In English words that came into English from tripālium
- travoistripālium
- travail*tripāliāre