τριήρης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

τρῐ- (tri-, “three”) +‎ ἐρέτης (erétēs, “rower”) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tri.ɛ̌ː.rɛːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /triˈe̝.re̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /triˈi.ris/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /triˈi.ris/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /triˈi.ris/

Adjective

τρῐήρης • (triḗrēs) m or f (neuter τρῐῆρες); third declension

having three storeys
Synonym: τριώροφος (triṓrophos)

Declension

Third declension of τρῐήρης; τρῐῆρες (contracted, Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	τρῐήρης triḗrēs	τρῐῆρες triêres	τρῐήρει triḗrei	τρῐήρει triḗrei	τρῐήρεις triḗreis	τρῐήρη triḗrē
Genitive	τρῐήρους triḗrous	τρῐήρους triḗrous	τρῐήροιν triḗroin	τρῐήροιν triḗroin	τρῐήρων triḗrōn	τρῐήρων triḗrōn
Dative	τρῐήρει triḗrei	τρῐήρει triḗrei	τρῐήροιν triḗroin	τρῐήροιν triḗroin	τρῐήρεσῐ / τρῐήρεσῐν triḗresi(n)	τρῐήρεσῐ / τρῐήρεσῐν triḗresi(n)
Accusative	τρῐήρη triḗrē	τρῐῆρες triêres	τρῐήρει triḗrei	τρῐήρει triḗrei	τρῐήρεις triḗreis	τρῐήρη triḗrē
Vocative	τρῐῆρες triêres	τρῐῆρες triêres	τρῐήρει triḗrei	τρῐήρει triḗrei	τρῐήρεις triḗreis	τρῐήρη triḗrē
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	τρῐήρως triḗrōs		τρῐηρέστερος triērésteros		τρῐηρέστᾰτος triēréstatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of τρῐήρης; τρῐῆρες (uncontracted, Ionic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	τρῐήρης triḗrēs	τρῐῆρες triêres	τρῐήρει / τρῐήρεε triḗrei / triḗree	τρῐήρει / τρῐήρεε triḗrei / triḗree	τρῐήρεις / τρῐήρεες triḗreis / triḗrees	τρῐήρεᾰ triḗrea
Genitive	τρῐήρεος / τρῐήρευς triḗreos / triḗreus	τρῐήρεος / τρῐήρευς triḗreos / triḗreus	τρῐηρέοιν triēréoin	τρῐηρέοιν triēréoin	τρῐηρέων triēréōn	τρῐηρέων triēréōn
Dative	τρῐήρει / τρῐήρεῐ̈ triḗrei / triḗreï	τρῐήρει / τρῐήρεῐ̈ triḗrei / triḗreï	τρῐηρέοιν triēréoin	τρῐηρέοιν triēréoin	τρῐήρεσῐ / τρῐήρεσῐν triḗresi(n)	τρῐήρεσῐ / τρῐήρεσῐν triḗresi(n)
Accusative	τρῐήρεᾰ triḗrea	τρῐῆρες triêres	τρῐήρει / τρῐήρεε triḗrei / triḗree	τρῐήρει / τρῐήρεε triḗrei / triḗree	τρῐήρεᾰς triḗreas	τρῐήρεᾰ triḗrea
Vocative	τρῐῆρες triêres	τρῐῆρες triêres	τρῐήρει / τρῐήρεε triḗrei / triḗree	τρῐήρει / τρῐήρεε triḗrei / triḗree	τρῐήρεις / τρῐήρεες triḗreis / triḗrees	τρῐήρεᾰ triḗrea
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	τρῐηρέως triēréōs		τρῐηρέστερος triērésteros		τρῐηρέστᾰτος triēréstatos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Noun

τρῐήρης • (triḗrēs) f (genitive τριήρους); third declension

trireme
drinking vessel shaped like a ship

Declension

Third declension of ἡ τριήρης; τῆς τριήρους (contracted, Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ τριήρης hē triḗrēs	τὼ τριήρει tṑ triḗrei	αἱ τριήρεις hai triḗreis
Genitive	τῆς τριήρους tês triḗrous	τοῖν τριήροιν toîn triḗroin	τῶν τριήρων tôn triḗrōn
Dative	τῇ τριήρει têi triḗrei	τοῖν τριήροιν toîn triḗroin	ταῖς τριήρεσῐ / τριήρεσῐν taîs triḗresi(n)
Accusative	τὴν τριήρη tḕn triḗrē	τὼ τριήρει tṑ triḗrei	τᾱ̀ς τριήρεις tā̀s triḗreis
Vocative	τριῆρες triêres	τριήρει triḗrei	τριήρεις triḗreis
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ἡ τριήρης; τῆς τριήρεος (uncontracted, Ionic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ τριήρης hē triḗrēs	τὼ τριήρει / τριήρεε tṑ triḗrei / triḗree	αἱ τριήρεις / τριήρεες hai triḗreis / triḗrees
Genitive	τῆς τριήρεος / τριήρευς tês triḗreos / triḗreus	τοῖν τριηρέοιν toîn triēréoin	τῶν τριηρέων tôn triēréōn
Dative	τῇ τριήρει / τριήρεῐ̈ têi triḗrei / triḗreï	τοῖν τριηρέοιν toîn triēréoin	τῇσῐ / τῇσῐν τριήρεσῐ / τριήρεσῐν têisi(n) triḗresi(n)
Accusative	τὴν τριήρεᾰ tḕn triḗrea	τὼ τριήρει / τριήρεε tṑ triḗrei / triḗree	τᾱ̀ς τριήρεᾰς tā̀s triḗreas
Vocative	τριῆρες triêres	τριήρει / τριήρεε triḗrei / triḗree	τριήρεις / τριήρεες triḗreis / triḗrees
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

τριήρης

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