trillium
See also: Trillium
English edit
Etymology edit
From the genus name.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
trillium (plural trilliums)
- Any of several perennial flowering plants, of the genus Trillium, having flowers with three petals
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
any of several perennial flowering plants of the genus Trillium
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References edit
- ^ Hall, Joseph Sargent (1942 March 2) “2. The Vowel Sounds of Unstressed and Partially Stressed Syllables”, in The Phonetics of Great Smoky Mountain Speech (American Speech: Reprints and Monographs; 4), New York: King's Crown Press, , →ISBN, § II.2, page 66.
Further reading edit
Trillium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Trillium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Trillium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Said to be altered from Swedish trilling (“triplet”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtril.li.um/, [ˈt̪rɪlːʲiʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtril.li.um/, [ˈt̪rilːium]
Noun edit
trillium n (genitive trilliī or trillī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | trillium | trillia |
| Genitive | trilliī trillī1 |
trilliōrum |
| Dative | trilliō | trilliīs |
| Accusative | trillium | trillia |
| Ablative | trilliō | trilliīs |
| Vocative | trillium | trillia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.