adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
trirēmis1
trirēmis (neuter trirēme)
Classical[trɪˈreː.mɪs]Ecclesiastical[triˈrɛː.mis]
Meaning
- two terminationhaving three banks of oars
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | trirēmis | trirēmis | trirēme |
| genitive | trirēmis | trirēmis | trirēmis |
| dative | trirēmī | trirēmī | trirēmī |
| accusative | trirēmem | trirēmem | trirēme |
| ablative | trirēmī | trirēmī | trirēmī |
| vocative | trirēmis | trirēmis | trirēme |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | trirēmēs | trirēmēs | trirēmia |
| genitive | trirēmium | trirēmium | trirēmium |
| dative | trirēmibus | trirēmibus | trirēmibus |
| accusative | trirēmīs trirēmēs | trirēmīs trirēmēs | trirēmia |
| ablative | trirēmibus | trirēmibus | trirēmibus |
| vocative | trirēmēs | trirēmēs | trirēmia |
trĭ-rēmis, e, adj. ter-remus,
I. having three banks of oars.
I. Adj.:
naves, Caes. B. C. 2, 6; 3, 24; Nep. Dion, 9, 2; cf. Front. Ep. ad M. Caes. 4, 3 fin.—II. Subst.: trĭ-rēmis, is, f., a vessel with three banks of oars, a trireme, Caes. B. C. 2, 23; 3, 101; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 17, § 44; Hor. C. 3, 1, 39; id. Ep. 1, 1, 93; Liv. 31, 22, 5; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 207,
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
trirēmis e, adj.
ter+remus, with three banks of oars : naves, Cs.—As subst f., a vessel with three banks of oars, trireme , C., Cs., H., L.
Origins
From tri- + rēmus (“oar”) + -is. Possible calque of Ancient Greek τριήρης (triḗrēs).
In English words that came into English from trirēmis
- triremetrirēmis