Reconstruction:Latin/trifolum

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This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From either Latin trifolium (trefoil, clover), from tria (three) with folium (leaf), or alternatively from Ancient Greek τρίφυλλον (tríphullon, clover), from τρία (tría, three) with φύλλον (phúllon, leaf).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*trifolum n (plural *trifola); second declension (Proto-Western-Romance)

  1. clover

Declension edit

singular plural
nominative */ˈtrefolu/ */ˈtrefola/
oblique */ˈtrefolu/ */ˈtrefola/

Descendants edit