LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

trīticum

trīticum n (genitive trīticī)
Classical[ˈtriː.tɪ.kũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈtriː.ti.kum]

Meaning

  1. wheat, a kind of grain

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetrīticumtrītica
genitivetrīticītrīticōrum
dativetrīticōtrīticīs
accusativetrīticumtrītica
ablativetrīticōtrīticīs
vocativetrīticumtrītica

trītĭcum, i, n. from tritus, from tero, Varr. L. L. 5, § 106 Müll.,
I. wheat, Col. 2, 6, 1; Plin. 18, 7, 12, § 63 sq.; Plaut. Curc. 4, 4, 30; id. Poen. 1, 2, 113; id. Truc. 1, 1, 12; Cic. Div. 1, 36, 78; 2, 31, 66; Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 73, § 170; Caes. B. C. 2, 18.

Origins

From trītum (taken substantively from the perfect passive participle of terō (“to rub, graze, grind”)) + -icum.

Elsewhere
  • Italiantritico
  • Portuguesetrigofrom Old Galician-Portuguese triigo
  • Sardiniantricu
  • Sardiniantridicu
  • Sardiniantridigu
  • Sardiniantrigu
  • Englishtriticum
  • Englishtriticale
  • Aragonesetrigo
  • Asturiantrigufrom Old Leonese trigo
Old Spanish
  • Spanishtrigo
  • Ladinotrigo

In English words that came into English from trīticum

  • triticumtrīticum
  • triticealtriticeus

Quick answers

What does trīticum mean in Latin?
trīticum, a noun, means “wheat, a kind of grain”.
What is the genitive of trīticum?
The genitive singular is trīticī. trīticum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce trīticum?
In classical Latin, [ˈtriː.tɪ.kũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtriː.ti.kum].