numeralfirst/second-declension numeral
triplus
triplus (feminine tripla, neuter triplum)
Meaning
- numeralthreefold, triple
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | triplus | tripla | triplum |
| genitive | triplī | triplae | triplī |
| dative | triplō | triplae | triplō |
| accusative | triplum | triplam | triplum |
| ablative | triplō | triplā | triplō |
| vocative | triple | tripla | triplum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | triplī | triplae | tripla |
| genitive | triplōrum | triplārum | triplōrum |
| dative | triplīs | triplīs | triplīs |
| accusative | triplōs | triplās | tripla |
| ablative | triplīs | triplīs | triplīs |
| vocative | triplī | triplae | tripla |
trĭplus, a, um,
I. adj. num., = τριπλοῦς, threefold, triple:
pars, Cic. Univ. 7 med.— In neutr. absol.: triplo plus scortorum, three times as many, Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 70.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
triplus adj.
num., τριπλοῦς, threefold, triple: pars.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
- Proto-Indo-European*tri-
- Proto-Italic*tri-
- Proto-Italic*triplos
- Latintriplus
Inherited from Proto-Italic *triplos.
Descendants
- Italiantreppio
- Englishtreblefrom Old French treble
- Catalantriple
- Englishtriple
- Frenchtriple
- Italiantriplo
- Portuguesetriplo
- Romaniantriplu
- Spanishtriplo
In English words that came into English from triplus
- tripletriplus
- trebletriplus