triumviri

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English

Noun

triumviri

  1. plural of triumvir

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (compare English triumvir), ultimately from Latin triumvir.

Pronunciation

Noun

triumviri

  1. triumvir

Declension

Inflection of triumviri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative triumviri triumvirit
genitive triumvirin triumvirien
partitive triumviria triumvireja
illative triumviriin triumvireihin
singular plural
nominative triumviri triumvirit
accusative nom. triumviri triumvirit
gen. triumvirin
genitive triumvirin triumvirien
partitive triumviria triumvireja
inessive triumvirissa triumvireissa
elative triumvirista triumvireista
illative triumviriin triumvireihin
adessive triumvirilla triumvireilla
ablative triumvirilta triumvireilta
allative triumvirille triumvireille
essive triumvirina triumvireina
translative triumviriksi triumvireiksi
abessive triumviritta triumvireitta
instructive triumvirein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of triumviri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

Latin

Noun

triumvirī

  1. inflection of triumvir:
    1. nominative/vocative plural
    2. genitive singular

References

  • triumviri”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • triumviri in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • triumviri”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • triumviri”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin