tricennal
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English
Etymology
From mistaken use of Medieval Latin trīcennāle, neuter substantive of Latin trīcennālis (“tricennial”), from trīcennium (“30-year period”) + -ālis (“-al: forming adjectives”), from trīcennis (“30-year”) + -ium (“-ium: forming abstract nouns”), from trīciēs (“30 times”) + annus (“year”) + -is (“forming compound adjectives”). Doublet of tricennial.
Noun
tricennal (plural tricennals)
- (Christianity, obsolete) Synonym of trental, set of 30 requiem masses, the payment for such services.
References
- “tricennal, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
French
Etymology
From Latin trīcennālis, from trīcennium (“30-year period”) + -ālis (“-al: forming adjectives”), from trīcennis (“30-year”) + -ium (“-ium: forming abstract nouns”), from trīciēs (“30 times”) + annus (“year”) + -is (“forming compound adjectives”).
Adjective
tricennal (feminine tricennale, masculine plural tricennaux, feminine plural tricennales)
Further reading
- “tricennal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.