adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
trivius1
trivius (feminine trivia, neuter trivium, adverb triviē)
Classical[ˈtrɪ.wi.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtriː.vi.us]
Meaning
- adjectivehaving three approaches
- adjectiveof or belonging to a crossroads temple, especially one dedicated to Diana or Hecate
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | trivius | trivia | trivium |
| genitive | triviī | triviae triviāī | triviī |
| dative | triviō | triviae triviāī | triviō |
| accusative | trivium | triviam | trivium |
| ablative | triviō | triviā | triviō |
| vocative | trivie | trivia | trivium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | triviī | triviae triviāī | trivia |
| genitive | triviōrum | triviārum | triviōrum |
| dative | triviīs | triviīs | triviīs |
| accusative | triviōs | triviās | trivia |
| ablative | triviīs | triviīs | triviīs |
| vocative | triviī | triviae triviāī | trivia |
trĭvĭus, a, um (
I. gen. fem. Triviaï, Lucr. 1, 84), adj. trivium, an epithet of those deities whose temples were often erected where three ways met:
DI, Inscr. Grut. 84, 5; 1015, 1: virgo, i. e. Diana or Hecate, Lucr. 1, 84; also called: Trivia dea, Prop. 2, 32 (3, 30), 10.—More freq. absol.: Trĭ-vĭa, ae, f., Diana, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 16 Müll. (Trag. v. 318 Vahl.); Cat. 34, 15; 66, 5; Tib. 1, 5, 16; Verg. A. 6, 35; Ov. F. 1, 389; id. M. 2, 416 al.—Hence, Lăcus Trĭvĭae (the Lake of Diana), a lake in Latium, near Aricia, now Lago di Nemi, Verg. A. 7, 516; Stat. S. 3, 1, 56.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
trivius adj.
ter+via, of the cross-roads : dea, i. e. Diana (worshipped where three ways meet), Pr.—As subst f . (sc. dea), V., O., Ct., Tb.
Origins
From tri- (“three”) + via (“road; way”) + -ius.