trivius

Latin

Etymology

From tri- (“three”) +‎ via (“road; way”) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

Adjective

trivius (feminine trivia, neuter trivium, adverb triviē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. having three approaches
  2. of or belonging to a crossroads temple, especially one dedicated to Diana or Hecate

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative trivius trivia trivium triviī triviae
triviāī 		trivia
genitive triviī triviae
triviāī 		triviī triviōrum triviārum triviōrum
dative triviō triviae
triviāī 		triviō triviīs
accusative trivium triviam trivium triviōs triviās trivia
ablative triviō triviā triviō triviīs
vocative trivie trivia trivium triviī triviae
triviāī 		trivia

Derived terms

Noun

trivius m (genitive triviī or trivī, feminine trivia); second declension

  1. (Classical Latin) god worshipped at a place where three ways meet

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative trivius triviī
genitive triviī
trivī1 		triviōrum
dative triviō triviīs
accusative trivium triviōs
ablative triviō triviīs
vocative trivie triviī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References

  • “trivius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “trivius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “trivius”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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