τριήρης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tri.ɛ̌ː.rɛːs/ → /triˈi.ris/ → /triˈi.ris/

• (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 • (trĭḗrēs) m or f (neuter τρῐῆρες); third declension

1. 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 trĭḗrēs	τρῐῆρες trĭêres		τρῐήρει trĭḗrei	τρῐήρει trĭḗrei		τρῐήρεις trĭḗreis	τρῐήρη trĭḗrē
Genitive		τρῐήρους trĭḗrous	τρῐήρους trĭḗrous		τρῐήροιν trĭḗroin	τρῐήροιν trĭḗroin		τρῐήρων trĭḗrōn	τρῐήρων trĭḗrōn
Dative		τρῐήρει trĭḗrei	τρῐήρει trĭḗrei		τρῐήροιν trĭḗroin	τρῐήροιν trĭḗroin		τρῐήρεσῐ / τρῐήρεσῐν trĭḗresĭ(n)	τρῐήρεσῐ / τρῐήρεσῐν trĭḗresĭ(n)
Accusative		τρῐήρη trĭḗrē	τρῐῆρες trĭêres		τρῐήρει trĭḗrei	τρῐήρει trĭḗrei		τρῐήρεις trĭḗreis	τρῐήρη trĭḗrē
Vocative		τρῐῆρες trĭêres	τρῐῆρες trĭêres		τρῐήρει trĭḗrei	τρῐήρει trĭḗrei		τρῐήρεις trĭḗreis	τρῐήρη trĭḗrē
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		τρῐήρως trĭḗrōs			τρῐηρέστερος trĭērésteros			τρῐηρέστᾰτος trĭēréstătos
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 trĭḗrēs	τρῐῆρες trĭêres		τρῐήρει / τρῐήρεε trĭḗrei / trĭḗree	τρῐήρει / τρῐήρεε trĭḗrei / trĭḗree		τρῐήρεις / τρῐήρεες trĭḗreis / trĭḗrees	τρῐήρεᾰ trĭḗreă
Genitive		τρῐήρεος / τρῐήρευς trĭḗreos / trĭḗreus	τρῐήρεος / τρῐήρευς trĭḗreos / trĭḗreus		τρῐηρέοιν trĭēréoin	τρῐηρέοιν trĭēréoin		τρῐηρέων trĭēréōn	τρῐηρέων trĭēréōn
Dative		τρῐήρει / τρῐήρεῐ̈ trĭḗrei / trĭḗreĭ̈	τρῐήρει / τρῐήρεῐ̈ trĭḗrei / trĭḗreĭ̈		τρῐηρέοιν trĭēréoin	τρῐηρέοιν trĭēréoin		τρῐήρεσῐ / τρῐήρεσῐν trĭḗresĭ(n)	τρῐήρεσῐ / τρῐήρεσῐν trĭḗresĭ(n)
Accusative		τρῐήρεᾰ trĭḗreă	τρῐῆρες trĭêres		τρῐήρει / τρῐήρεε trĭḗrei / trĭḗree	τρῐήρει / τρῐήρεε trĭḗrei / trĭḗree		τρῐήρεᾰς trĭḗreăs	τρῐήρεᾰ trĭḗreă
Vocative		τρῐῆρες trĭêres	τρῐῆρες trĭêres		τρῐήρει / τρῐήρεε trĭḗrei / trĭḗree	τρῐήρει / τρῐήρεε trĭḗrei / trĭḗree		τρῐήρεις / τρῐήρεες trĭḗreis / trĭḗrees	τρῐήρεᾰ trĭḗreă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		τρῐηρέως trĭēréōs			τρῐηρέστερος trĭērésteros			τρῐηρέστᾰτος trĭēréstătos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Noun

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

1. trireme
2. drinking vessel shaped like a ship

Declension

Third declension of ἡ τρῐήρης; τῆς τρῐήρους (contracted, Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ τρῐήρης hē trĭḗrēs	τὼ τρῐήρει tṑ trĭḗrei	αἱ τρῐήρεις hai trĭḗreis
Genitive	τῆς τρῐήρους tês trĭḗrous	τοῖν τρῐήροιν toîn trĭḗroin	τῶν τρῐήρων tôn trĭḗrōn
Dative	τῇ τρῐήρει têi trĭḗrei	τοῖν τρῐήροιν toîn trĭḗroin	ταῖς τρῐήρεσῐ / τρῐήρεσῐν taîs trĭḗresĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν τρῐήρη tḕn trĭḗrē	τὼ τρῐήρει tṑ trĭḗrei	τᾱ̀ς τρῐήρεις tā̀s trĭḗreis
Vocative	τρῐῆρες trĭêres	τρῐήρει trĭḗrei	τρῐήρεις trĭḗreis
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ἡ τρῐήρης; τῆς τρῐήρεος (uncontracted, Ionic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ τρῐήρης hē trĭḗrēs	τὼ τρῐήρει / τρῐήρεε tṑ trĭḗrei / trĭḗree	αἱ τρῐήρεις / τρῐήρεες hai trĭḗreis / trĭḗrees
Genitive	τῆς τρῐήρεος / τρῐήρευς tês trĭḗreos / trĭḗreus	τοῖν τρῐηρέοιν toîn trĭēréoin	τῶν τρῐηρέων tôn trĭēréōn
Dative	τῇ τρῐήρει / τρῐήρεῐ̈ têi trĭḗrei / trĭḗreĭ̈	τοῖν τρῐηρέοιν toîn trĭēréoin	τῇσῐ / τῇσῐν τρῐήρεσῐ / τρῐήρεσῐν têisĭ(n) trĭḗresĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν τρῐήρεᾰ tḕn trĭḗreă	τὼ τρῐήρει / τρῐήρεε tṑ trĭḗrei / trĭḗree	τᾱ̀ς τρῐήρεᾰς tā̀s trĭḗreăs
Vocative	τρῐῆρες trĭêres	τρῐήρει / τρῐήρεε trĭḗrei / trĭḗree	τρῐήρεις / τρῐήρεες trĭḗreis / trĭḗrees
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “τριήρης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “τριήρης”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• τριήρης in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • bank idem, page 61.
  • frigate idem, page 345.
  • schooner idem, page 739.
  • ship idem, page 766.
  • trireme idem, page 896.