trinitas

Latin

Alternative forms

Trīnitās, Trinitas

Etymology

From trīni (“three each”) +‎ -tās, from trēs (“three”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtriː.ni.taːs/, [ˈtriː.nɪ.taːs]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtri.ni.tas/, [ˈtriː.ni.tas]

Noun

trīnitās f (genitive trīnitātis); third declension

the number three
(post-classical) a triad
(Ecclesiastical) the Trinity

Declension

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	trīnitās	trīnitātēs
Genitive	trīnitātis	trīnitātum
Dative	trīnitātī	trīnitātibus
Accusative	trīnitātem	trīnitātēs
Ablative	trīnitāte	trīnitātibus
Vocative	trīnitās	trīnitātēs

Descendants

Catalan: trinitat, Trinitat
English: trinity, Trinity
French: trinité, Trinité
German: Trinität
Galician: trindade, Trindade

Italian: trinità, Trinità
Interlingua: trinitate, Trinitate
Luxembourgish: Trinitéit
Portuguese: trindade, Trindade
Romanian: trinitate, Trinitate
Spanish: trinidad, Trinidad

References

trinitas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
trinitas in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
trinitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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