LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

trivia

trivia f (genitive triviae or triviāī, masculine trivius)
Classical[ˈtrɪ.wi.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈtriː.vi.a]

Meaning

  1. Classical Latinfemininegoddess worshipped at a place where three ways meet

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetriviatriviae
triviāī
genitivetriviae
triviāī
triviārum
dativetriviae
triviāī
triviīs
accusativetriviamtriviās
ablativetriviātriviīs
vocativetriviatriviae
triviāī

Trĭvĭa, ae, v. trivius.

Origins

The noun is a feminine substantive from trivius (“having three approaches”), from tri- (“three”) + via (“road; way”).

Quick answers

What does trivia mean in Latin?
trivia, a noun, means “goddess worshipped at a place where three ways meet”.
What is the genitive of trivia?
The genitive singular is triviae. trivia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce trivia?
In classical Latin, [ˈtrɪ.wi.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtriː.vi.a].