τριήρης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

τρῐ- (tri-, “three”) +‎ ἐρέτης (erétēs, “rower”) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tri.ɛ̌ː.rɛːs/ → /triˈi.ris/ → /triˈi.ris/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tri.ɛ̌ː.rɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /triˈe̝.re̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /triˈi.ris/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /triˈi.ris/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /triˈi.ris/

Adjective

τρῐήρης • (triḗrēs) m or f (neuter τρῐῆρες); third declension

1. having three storeys

   Synonym: τριώροφος (triṓrophos)

Declension

Third declension of τρῐήρης; τρῐῆρες (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		τρῐήρης triḗrēs	τρῐῆρες triêres		τρῐήρει triḗrei	τρῐήρει triḗrei		τρῐήρεις triḗreis	τρῐήρη triḗrē
Genitive		τρῐήρους triḗrous	τρῐήρους triḗrous		τρῐήροιν triḗroin	τρῐήροιν triḗroin		τρῐήρων triḗrōn	τρῐήρων triḗrōn
Dative		τρῐήρει triḗrei	τρῐήρει triḗrei		τρῐήροιν triḗroin	τρῐήροιν triḗroin		τρῐήρεσῐ / τρῐήρεσῐν triḗresi(n)	τρῐήρεσῐ / τρῐήρεσῐν triḗresi(n)
Accusative		τρῐήρη triḗrē	τρῐῆρες triêres		τρῐήρει triḗrei	τρῐήρει triḗrei		τρῐήρεις triḗreis	τρῐήρη triḗrē
Vocative		τρῐῆρες triêres	τρῐῆρες triêres		τρῐήρει triḗrei	τρῐήρει triḗrei		τρῐήρεις triḗreis	τρῐήρη triḗrē
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		τρῐήρως triḗrōs			τρῐηρέστερος triērésteros			τρῐηρέστᾰτος triēréstatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of τρῐήρης; τρῐῆρες (uncontracted, Ionic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		τρῐήρης triḗrēs	τρῐῆρες triêres		τρῐήρει / τρῐήρεε triḗrei / triḗree	τρῐήρει / τρῐήρεε triḗrei / triḗree		τρῐήρεις / τρῐήρεες triḗreis / triḗrees	τρῐήρεᾰ triḗrea
Genitive		τρῐήρεος / τρῐήρευς triḗreos / triḗreus	τρῐήρεος / τρῐήρευς triḗreos / triḗreus		τρῐηρέοιν triēréoin	τρῐηρέοιν triēréoin		τρῐηρέων triēréōn	τρῐηρέων triēréōn
Dative		τρῐήρει / τρῐήρεῐ̈ triḗrei / triḗreï	τρῐήρει / τρῐήρεῐ̈ triḗrei / triḗreï		τρῐηρέοιν triēréoin	τρῐηρέοιν triēréoin		τρῐήρεσῐ / τρῐήρεσῐν triḗresi(n)	τρῐήρεσῐ / τρῐήρεσῐν triḗresi(n)
Accusative		τρῐήρεᾰ triḗrea	τρῐῆρες triêres		τρῐήρει / τρῐήρεε triḗrei / triḗree	τρῐήρει / τρῐήρεε triḗrei / triḗree		τρῐήρεᾰς triḗreas	τρῐήρεᾰ triḗrea
Vocative		τρῐῆρες triêres	τρῐῆρες triêres		τρῐήρει / τρῐήρεε triḗrei / triḗree	τρῐήρει / τρῐήρεε triḗrei / triḗree		τρῐήρεις / τρῐήρεες triḗreis / triḗrees	τρῐήρεᾰ triḗrea
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		τρῐηρέως triēréōs			τρῐηρέστερος triērésteros			τρῐηρέστᾰτος triēréstatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Noun

τρῐήρης • (triḗrēs) f (genitive τριήρους); third declension

1. trireme
2. drinking vessel shaped like a ship

Declension

Third declension of ἡ τριήρης; τῆς τριήρους (contracted, Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ τριήρης hē triḗrēs	τὼ τριήρει tṑ triḗrei	αἱ τριήρεις hai triḗreis
Genitive	τῆς τριήρους tês triḗrous	τοῖν τριήροιν toîn triḗroin	τῶν τριήρων tôn triḗrōn
Dative	τῇ τριήρει têi triḗrei	τοῖν τριήροιν toîn triḗroin	ταῖς τριήρεσῐ / τριήρεσῐν taîs triḗresi(n)
Accusative	τὴν τριήρη tḕn triḗrē	τὼ τριήρει tṑ triḗrei	τᾱ̀ς τριήρεις tā̀s triḗreis
Vocative	τριῆρες triêres	τριήρει triḗrei	τριήρεις triḗreis
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ἡ τριήρης; τῆς τριήρεος (uncontracted, Ionic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ τριήρης hē triḗrēs	τὼ τριήρει / τριήρεε tṑ triḗrei / triḗree	αἱ τριήρεις / τριήρεες hai triḗreis / triḗrees
Genitive	τῆς τριήρεος / τριήρευς tês triḗreos / triḗreus	τοῖν τριηρέοιν toîn triēréoin	τῶν τριηρέων tôn triēréōn
Dative	τῇ τριήρει / τριήρεῐ̈ têi triḗrei / triḗreï	τοῖν τριηρέοιν toîn triēréoin	τῇσῐ / τῇσῐν τριήρεσῐ / τριήρεσῐν têisi(n) triḗresi(n)
Accusative	τὴν τριήρεᾰ tḕn triḗrea	τὼ τριήρει / τριήρεε tṑ triḗrei / triḗree	τᾱ̀ς τριήρεᾰς tā̀s triḗreas
Vocative	τριῆρες triêres	τριήρει / τριήρεε triḗrei / triḗree	τριήρεις / τριήρεες triḗreis / triḗrees
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “τριήρης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “τριήρης”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• τριήρης in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • bank idem, page 61.
  • frigate idem, page 345.
  • schooner idem, page 739.
  • ship idem, page 766.
  • trireme idem, page 896.