trifidus

Latin

Etymology

From tri- (“three”) +‎ -fidus, from findere (“to split”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

trifidus (feminine trifida, neuter trifidum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. trifid, split into three parts
  2. three-pronged

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative trifidus trifida trifidum trifidī trifidae trifida
Genitive trifidī trifidae trifidī trifidōrum trifidārum trifidōrum
Dative trifidō trifidō trifidīs
Accusative trifidum trifidam trifidum trifidōs trifidās trifida
Ablative trifidō trifidā trifidō trifidīs
Vocative trifide trifida trifidum trifidī trifidae trifida

Coordinate terms

Descendants
  • → English: trifid
  • → French: trifide
  • → Italian: trifido
  • → Spanish: trífido

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