triduum
See also: Triduum
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin trīduum, from trēs (“three”) + diēs (“day”).
Pronunciation edit
IPA(key): /ˈtɹɪ.dju.əm/, /ˈtraɪ.dju.əm/
Noun edit
triduum (plural triduums or tridua)
- A period of three days (especially in Roman Catholic liturgy).
Related terms edit
Translations edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Italic *trizdiwom. Equivalent to Latin trēs + diēs (“day”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtriː.du.um/, [ˈt̪riːd̪uʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtri.du.um/, [ˈt̪riːd̪uːm]
Noun edit
trīduum n (genitive trīduī); second declension
- the space of three days, three days
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | trīduum | trīdua |
Genitive | trīduī | trīduōrum |
Dative | trīduō | trīduīs |
Accusative | trīduum | trīdua |
Ablative | trīduō | trīduīs |
Vocative | trīduum | trīdua |
Descendants edit
References edit
- “triduum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “triduum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- triduum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin trīduum.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
triduum n
- triduum (period of three days)
Declension edit
Declension of triduum
Further reading edit
- triduum in Polish dictionaries at PWN