Latin

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Etymology

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From trēs (three) +‎ -fōrmis (having the form of).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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trifōrmis (neuter trifōrme); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. having three forms, shapes, or natures; threefold, triple, triform

Declension

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Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative trifōrmis trifōrme trifōrmēs trifōrmia
Genitive trifōrmis trifōrmium
Dative trifōrmī trifōrmibus
Accusative trifōrmem trifōrme trifōrmēs
trifōrmīs
trifōrmia
Ablative trifōrmī trifōrmibus
Vocative trifōrmis trifōrme trifōrmēs trifōrmia

Descendants

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  • English: triform
  • Spanish: triforme

References

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