tricennis

Latin

Etymology

From trīciēs (“thirty times”) +‎ annus (“year”) +‎ -is (“forming compound adjectives”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /triːˈken.nis/, [t̪riːˈkɛnːɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /triˈt͡ʃen.nis/, [t̪riˈt͡ʃɛnːis]

Adjective

trīcennis (neuter trīcenne); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. tricennial, of or related to a 30-year period, lasting 30 years, 30 years old.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	trīcennis	trīcenne		trīcennēs	trīcennia
genitive	trīcennis			trīcennium
dative	trīcennī			trīcennibus
accusative	trīcennem	trīcenne		trīcennēs trīcennīs	trīcennia
ablative	trīcennī			trīcennibus
vocative	trīcennis	trīcenne		trīcennēs	trīcennia

Coordinate terms

• biennis, triennis, quadriennis, quinquennis, sexennis, septuennis, octennis, novennis, decennis, undecennis, duodecennis, tridecennis, quattuordecennis, quindecennis, sedecennis, septendecennis, duodevicennis, undevicennis, vicennis, quadragennis, quinquagennis, sexagennis, septuagennis, octogennis, nonagennis, centennis, ducentennis, trecentennis, quadringentennis, quingentennis, sescentennis, septingentennis, octingentennis, nongentennis, millennis

Derived terms

• tricennium

References

• "tricennis" in Francesco Arnaldi & al. (1964), Latinitatis Italicae Medii Aevi... Lexicon Imperfectum, Vol. IV