LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

tritium1

tritium n (genitive tritiī or tritī)
Classical[ˈtrɪ.ti.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈtrit.t͡si.um]

Meaning

  1. neutertritium

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetritiumtritia
genitivetritiī
tritī		tritiōrum
dativetritiōtritiīs
accusativetritiumtritia
ablativetritiōtritiīs
vocativetritiumtritia

In English words that came into English from tritium

  • tritiumtritium
proper noun · neutersecond declension
Tritium2
Tritium n sg (genitive Tritiī or Tritī)
Classical[ˈtrɪ.ti.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈtrit.t͡si.um]

Meaning

  1. neutersingularA town of the Autrigones in Hispania Tarraconensis

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeTritium—
genitiveTritiī
Tritī		—
dativeTritiō—
accusativeTritium—
ablativeTritiō—
vocativeTritium—
locativeTritiī—

Origins

From a Hispano-Celtic language, from Proto-Celtic *tritiyos (“third”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyTritiumTritium a town of the Autrigones, in Hispania Tarraconensis, in the jurisdiction of Clunia. (Plin. Nat. 3.3. s. 4; Itin. Ant. pp. 450, 454.) Variously…

Quick answers

What does tritium mean in Latin?
tritium, a noun, means “tritium”.
What is the genitive of tritium?
The genitive singular is tritiī. tritium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce tritium?
In classical Latin, [ˈtrɪ.ti.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtrit.t͡si.um].