LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

triviālis

triviālis (neuter triviāle)
Classical[trɪ.wiˈaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[tri.viˈaː.lis]
triviāle sg. nom. n.; sg. acc. n.; sg. voc. n.

Meaning

  1. two terminationtrisected, threefold
  2. two terminationcommon, commonplace, ordinary, trivial

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetriviālistriviālistriviāle
genitivetriviālistriviālistriviālis
dativetriviālītriviālītriviālī
accusativetriviālemtriviālemtriviāle
ablativetriviālītriviālītriviālī
vocativetriviālistriviālistriviāle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetriviālēstriviālēstriviālia
genitivetriviāliumtriviāliumtriviālium
dativetriviālibustriviālibustriviālibus
accusativetriviālīs
triviālēs		triviālīs
triviālēs		triviālia
ablativetriviālibustriviālibustriviālibus
vocativetriviālēstriviālēstriviālia

trĭvĭālis, e, adj. trivium; prop. that is in or belongs to the cross-roads or public streets; hence, transf.,
I. that may be found everywhere, common, commonplace, vulgar, ordinary, trivial (post-Aug.): trivialis scientia, Quint. 1, 4, 27: verba (opp. splendide atque adornate declamare), Suet. Rhet. 6: ludii ex circo, id. Aug. 74: carmen, Juv. 7, 55: mos, Calp. Ecl. 1, 28.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- Proto-Italic *wiā Latin via Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin trivius Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin triviālis From trivius + -ālis.

Descendants
  • Englishtrivial
  • Frenchtrivial
  • Germantrivialfrom French trivial
  • Portuguesetrivial
  • Spanishtrivial
  • Danishtrivial
  • Danishtriviel
  • Dutchtriviaal
  • Latviantriviāls

In English words that came into English from triviālis

  • trivialtriviālis

Quick answers

What does triviālis mean in Latin?
triviālis, a adjective, means “trisected, threefold; common, commonplace, ordinary, trivial”.
How do you pronounce triviālis?
In classical Latin, [trɪ.wiˈaː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [tri.viˈaː.lis].