triforium

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English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin triforium, from tria (“three”) + for (“opening”) + -ium.

Pronunciation

Noun

triforium (plural triforia or triforiums)

  1. (architecture) The gallery of arches above the side-aisle vaulting in the nave of a church.

Translations

See also

French

Noun

triforium m (plural triforiums)

  1. triforium

Further reading

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

triforium n (genitive triforiī or triforī); second declension

  1. (Medieval Latin, architecture) triforium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative triforium triforia
genitive triforiī
triforī1 		triforiōrum
dative triforiō triforiīs
accusative triforium triforia
ablative triforiō triforiīs
vocative triforium triforia

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

  • → English: triforium
  • → Italian: triforio
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: triforium
  • → Spanish: triforio

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

triforium n (definite singular triforiet, indefinite plural triforier, definite plural triforia or triforiene)

  1. (architecture) triforium

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

triforium n (definite singular triforiet, indefinite plural triforium, definite plural triforia)

  1. (architecture) triforium
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