LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective

triplex

triplex (genitive triplicis, adverb tripliciter)
Classical[ˈtrɪ.pɫɛks]Ecclesiastical[ˈtriː.pleks]

Meaning

  1. one terminationtriple, threefold

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Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetriplextriplextriplex
genitivetriplicistriplicistriplicis
dativetriplicītriplicītriplicī
accusativetriplicemtriplicemtriplex
ablativetriplicī
triplice		triplicī
triplice		triplicī
triplice
vocativetriplextriplextriplex
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetriplicēstriplicēstriplicia
genitivetripliciumtripliciumtriplicium
dativetriplicibustriplicibustriplicibus
accusativetriplicīs
triplicēs		triplicīs
triplicēs		triplicia
ablativetriplicibustriplicibustriplicibus
vocativetriplicēstriplicēstriplicia

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

agmine duplici, triplici
in two, three columns.
aciem triplicem instruere (B. G. 1. 24)
to draw up the army in three lines.

trī^plex, ĭcis (abl. regularly triplici;
I. triplice, Prud. Apoth. 383; Ven. Carm. 7, 4, 12), adj. ter-plico, threefold, triple.
I. Lit.
A. Adj.: Plato triplicem finxit animum, Cic. Tusc. 1, 10, 20: philosophandi ratio triplex, id. Ac. 1, 5, 19: nec me pastoris Iberi Forma triplex, nec forma triplex tua, Cerbere, movit, Ov M. 9, 185: cuspis, i. e. Neptune's trident, id. ib. 12, 594: mundus (because made up of sky, land, and sea), id. ib. 12, 40: regnum (because shared among Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto), id. ib. 5, 368: vultus Dianae (because also Luna and Hecate; v. triceps and triformis), id. H. 12, 79: triplicem aciem instruere, to draw up an army in three lines or columns, to form a triple line, Caes. B. G. 1, 24; so, acies, id. ib. 1, 51; id. B. C. 1, 41; 1, 83 al.; cf. comically: paravi copias duplices, triplices dolos. perfidias, Plaut. Ps. 2, 1, 5: vallus, Auct. B. Alex. 2, 3: murus, Verg. A. 6, 549; Ov. F. 3, 801: aes, Verg. A. 10, 784; Hor. C. 1, 3, 9: triplici stant ordine dentes, Ov. M. 3, 34 et saep. — Poet., of three like persons or things belonging together: triplices Sorores, the three sisters, i. e. the Fates, Ov. M. 8, 452; called triplices deae, id. ib. 2, 654; cf.: quae ratum triplici pollice netis opus, i. e. the finger of the three Fates, id. Ib. 76: poenarum deae triplices, i. e. the Furies, id. M, 8, 481: Minyeïdes, i. e. the three daughters of Minyas, id. ib. 4, 425: greges, three bands of Bacchantes, Prop. 3, 17 (4, 16), 24; cf. gens, three clans, Verg. A. 10, 202. —
B. Substt.
1. trī^plex, ĭcis, n., three times as much, a threefold portion, triple: sume tibi decies; tibi tantundem; tibi triplex, Hor. S. 2 3, 237; cf.: pediti in singulos dati centeni (denarii), duplex centurioni, triplex equiti, Liv. 45, 40, 5; 45, 43, 7: olei veteris triplex adicitur, Scrib. Comp. 218. —
2. trī^plĭces, ĭum, m. (sc. codicilli), a writing-tablet with three leaves, Cic. Att. 13, 8, 1; Mart. 7, 72, 2; 10, 87, 6; 14, 6, 1.—*
II. Transf., very great or strong: triplici fluctu, Sall. Fragm. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 1, 116 (id. H. 4, 23 Dietsch). — Adv.: trĭplĭcĭ-ter, in a threefold manner, in three ways: commutare, Auct. Her. 4, 42, 54: l littera tripliciter sonat, Mart. Cap. 3, 54.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Italic*trejes
  3. Proto-Italic*trēs
  4. Latintriplex

Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.? Latin -plex Latin triplex From trēs (“three”) + -plex (“-fold”).

Descendants
  • Englishtriplex
  • EnglishTriplex
  • Frenchtriplex
  • GermanTriplex-
  • GermanTriplex
  • Italiantriplex
  • Italiantriplice
  • Portuguesetríplex
  • Portuguesetríplice
  • Siciliantrìprici

Quick answers

What does triplex mean in Latin?
triplex, a adjective, means “triple, threefold”.
How do you pronounce triplex?
In classical Latin, [ˈtrɪ.pɫɛks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtriː.pleks].
Where does triplex come from?
Proto-Indo-European *tréyes → Proto-Italic *trejes → Proto-Italic *trēs → Latin triplex.