triduum
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin trīduum, from trēs (“three”) + diēs (“day”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈtɹɪ.dju.əm/, /ˈtraɪ.dju.əm/
Noun
triduum (plural triduums or tridua)
- A period of three days (especially in Roman Catholic liturgy).
Related terms
Translations
a period of three days
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *trizdiwom. Equivalent to Latin trēs + diēs (“day”).
Pronunciation
Noun
trīduum n (genitive trīduī); second declension
- the space of three days, three days
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | trīduum | trīdua |
| Genitive | trīduī | trīduōrum |
| Dative | trīduō | trīduīs |
| Accusative | trīduum | trīdua |
| Ablative | trīduō | trīduīs |
| Vocative | trīduum | trīdua |
Descendants
References
- “triduum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “triduum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- triduum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin trīduum.
Pronunciation
Noun
triduum n
- triduum (period of three days)
Declension
Declension of triduum
Further reading
- triduum in Polish dictionaries at PWN